Software Analyst - Software QA Engineer Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits - 401k, free shuttles all over the Bay Area, give-back concert, 6 weeks fully paid sabbatical, long term incentives

Cons

Continuous cost cutting measurements and gradual changes in culture after merge with Roche, less innovative, lots of politics among middle management, no longer values end user experience and real business needs

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Cons

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Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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