Not Genentech Anymore - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

2.0
Jan 18, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reputation of Genentech products is strong

Cons

Roche is slowly chipping away at Genentech culture and benefits. Less paid Holidays, Dental insurance benefits reduced, Healthcare costs increased and complex to manage, no incentives for legacy and long term employees, Top down management. Micromanagement to the point where entire staff is paralyzed. Telecommute policy not equal or consistent across the company.

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Genentech Response
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We appreciate you sharing your review and we’d like to thank you for your 10+ years at Genentech. Our effort to address unmet medical needs would not be possible without the work our employees do every day. With that said, we strive to create an environment where all of our people can do their best work. Some ways we do this include our competitive benefits packages that are examined across the marketplace and our working flexibly mindset. We believe employees should work in the places where they can succeed; thus we encourage you to have an open dialogue with your department if you seek different working flexibility guidelines, as well as to speak up about how you perform best. Thanks again for your review!

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