My experience with the Genentech Patient Foundation was that if you don't mirror management you'll never have the chance to develop. The culture created in Portland is toxic and forces employees to assimilate into a culture that celebrates shining the spotlight on the mistakes of your peers rather than talking to them directly. They're big on diversity initiatives but they don't have a diversity problem, they have a development problem. Leadership does not reflect their frontline staff in terms of diversity and its not just about race. I noticed that if you're different than them, you basically don't fit in and will never fit in. They often cherry-pick who to micromanage and allow others to behave in ways that are offensive and not professional (from my experience white peers). Don't waste your time here, the pay and benefits are not worth being lead by management that clearly needs sensitivity training and who should be more accountable and micromanaged as they do to their staff. They often cover each other's backs when they slip and blame the employee. Overall a waste of time in terms of career development. You won't learn anything that will make you marketable for other roles besides having the name of the company on your resume.
