I love the cafeteria and gym! - Scientist Genentech Employee Review

1.0
Nov 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The only reason to work here are the fringe benefits- great cafeteria and gym.

Cons

No possibility for advancement, extreme lack of innovation, excessive bureaucracy, and high school like clique atmosphere. Very poor leadership direction and refusal to take even the smallest of risks. This place is only staying in business based on it's successes in the 90s and early 2000s. With loss of patent exclusivity of all it's primary money makers, the money will dry out shortly.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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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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