Not such a great place to work - Reimbursement Specialist Genentech Employee Review

2.0
May 31, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, Choices of Benefit packages, 401K match is great, Vacation time, Casual Dress, Pay

Cons

Since the Roche take over: Extremely overworked staff in the Access Solutions Department specifically. Little work, life balance. Lots of overtime is required and mandatory. Poorly chosen supervisors. Lack of transparency and lies coming from supervisors. High turnover with contractors. Contractors typically are not adequately skilled prior to being "hired" and employees are expected to train them while also being held to hard to attain metrics. Metrics are the focus, quality no longer matters. It's all about the money not the patient. However this is not what you will be told. It is evident once you begin to be accountable for hitting your numbers. People cheat supervisors are aware of it and do nothing to correct it. Supervisors are not looking out for the best interest of the team they are looking for the best interest of themselves. Patients do not get the quality they deserve based on the description of the services they are being offered. High school type atmosphere with managers having "pet employees", lots of cliques. Big brother is watching. If you do not fit the ideal the company has they will find a way to get rid of you.

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

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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