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4.2
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  • "The benefits are great and the company really go the extra mile to show that they care about their employees.(in 527 reviews)
  • "The people I work with are great and very inspiring.(in 373 reviews)
  • "Great culture focus on patients and science(in 239 reviews)
  • "good pay which is great considering the headhunters cut of the pay and the fact that I did not recieve benefits.(in 148 reviews)
  • "Good work life balance in general(in 146 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Science

    May 31, 2023 - Distinguished Scientist in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Great Science, highly capable scientist

    Cons

    Somewhat lost biotech the mentality

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  2. 2.0
    Current Employee

    Great people, bad culture

    May 25, 2023 - Engineer in South San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -Genentech makes a great effort of hiring smart and capable people, so most of your co-workers are great to work with -Nice campus and amenities -Okay salary

    Cons

    Basically everything related to culture. -Maybe you'll have a team outing twice a year if that, no sense of community within departments -One manager for a lot of employees so barely any time to discuss career opportunities, feels like very limited interaction with manager -Promotion structure is terrible if you're entry-mid level and only happens in infrequent cycles (once-twice a year max). So many hoops to jump through to get promoted, but they're more than happy to bring in external hires above you that you'll end up training. -Management is out of touch with their employees experience despite receiving feedback -High contractor turnover so always dealing with people "getting up to speed"

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  4. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Treats Employees Well

    May 29, 2023 - Research Associate I in South San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Everyone here is easy to talk to, many employees and opportunity for outreach, many social events for employees.

    Cons

    Senior management not onsite as often as some would like, but are almost often responsive.

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  5. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    A Few Bad Apples

    May 8, 2023 - Director in South San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Salary, Benefits, work/life balance (sometimes), colleagues

    Cons

    Constant transformation and certain very poor leaders being promoted beyond their ability

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  6. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Amazing Employer

    May 26, 2023 - Associate Researcher I in South San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Candid and kind coworkers, inclusive and fun culture. Multiple perks including resources for career building, amenities etc.

    Cons

    Extremely large company. Difficulty making large impact on big projects. Not too much room for creativity outside very competitive early research labs.

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  7. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Excellent company

    May 27, 2023 - Validation Engineer in South San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Fosters growth and provides opportunities to learn skills out of your position.

    Cons

    Manufacturing management and politics are the worst. It’s best if you move out of manufacturing into more technical positions.

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  8. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Large company

    Jun 1, 2023 - Revenue Analyst 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Nice campus, nice people and good food

    Cons

    Large company which makes it difficult to be heard

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Really Great Culture

    May 24, 2023 - Analyst in South San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -nice people -great facilities -fun events -beautiful view of bay -very close to downtown

    Cons

    none, it was great there

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  10. 3.0
    Current Employee

    OK place to work

    May 21, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Vacaville, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -Genentech tries to show how much they appreciate their workers with bbqs, yearly holiday party, and more. -There are some great supervisors to work with.

    Cons

    -There are some supervisors that do not help their workers and just downgrade them all the time. -You will also get that one worker that complains about the simplest thing and not a team player. -Working graves can be extremely difficult with a 13 hour shift and you are worked to your bones.

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Great Place to Work

    May 14, 2023 - Senior QC Analyst in Oceanside, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Best working environment I have ever worked in. Hires good people. Decent compensation. Diverse. Treated fairly by management. I have genuinely really liked all of my supervisors.

    Cons

    I can't think of any. Except new open working environment isn't the best for everyone.

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Genentech has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 4,142 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at Genentech to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Genentech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Genentech. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

83% of Genentech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Genentech 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Genentech to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.

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