Roche – “Palo Alto has been a great place.”

Pros

The people. I have found almost 100% of the people that I have contact with are great people. This includes those in other divisions and locations. The work enviornment is also easy to operate in. They try to boost morale as much as possible. They still offer a company pension,

Cons

Currently not knowing when our jobs will be ending. Until the purchase of Genentech is complete it is hard to throw yourself in work 100%. It has been a great run but we need to know when it is ending.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate as much as possibel and be honest. The local management is very open and honest in all communications. That does make it easier to wait for the lay off.