Toxicity is HIGH!! - Senior Manager Genentech Employee Review

1.0
Jan 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A few good honest folks are still there. Enjoy working with intelligent staff.

Cons

Archaic databases and paper-based processes still in place. Management has no intention to update archaic processes. Resistance to change is non-productive and adds weight to the worker-bees. Favoritism is high where there are no improvement opportunities for anybody challenging the status quo. There is no Work-Life balance! You are expected to work on 'vacation' and when your 'sick'. There is no 'time off'.

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Genentech Response
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Thank you for leaving us a review. Our ability to bring transformative medicines to patients depends on the positive experience and engagement of everyone working here. Therefore, we are working to simplify and bring greater efficiency to our operations, so we can create a space where innovation can thrive and where people can do their best work. We also know that the wellbeing of our people is critical for us to achieve our mission and have built a number of different offerings to address career, social, financial, community, and physical/mental wellbeing. This also includes creating and maintaining a safe, healthy and positive work environment. That said, we take seriously any concerns about unfairness or mistreatment. Speaking up is a core facet of our culture and we strongly encourage you to contact your Human Resource Business Partner or our gCOM (Genentech's Compliance & Ethics Phone line) line at 866-411-4266 if you experienced or witnessed anything that you considered to be unfair. Thank you again for your review.

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