Genentech Reviews
Updated Jun 1, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "The benefits are great and the company really go the extra mile to show that they care about their employees." (in 527 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)
- "People with only a few years (less than 5 yrs) of experience hold senior leadership positions." (in 51 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Science
May 31, 2023 - Distinguished Scientist in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great Science, highly capable scientist
Cons
Somewhat lost biotech the mentality
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Great people, bad culture
May 25, 2023 - Engineer in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-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"
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Treats Employees Well
May 29, 2023 - Research Associate I in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
A Few Bad Apples
May 8, 2023 - Director in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Salary, Benefits, work/life balance (sometimes), colleagues
Cons
Constant transformation and certain very poor leaders being promoted beyond their ability
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Amazing Employer
May 26, 2023 - Associate Researcher I in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Excellent company
May 27, 2023 - Validation Engineer in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Nice campus, nice people and good food
Cons
Large company which makes it difficult to be heard
- Former Employee★★★★★
Really Great Culture
May 24, 2023 - Analyst in South San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-nice people -great facilities -fun events -beautiful view of bay -very close to downtown
Cons
none, it was great there
- Current Employee★★★★★
OK place to work
May 21, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Vacaville, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-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.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great Place to Work
May 14, 2023 - Senior QC Analyst in Oceanside, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Genentech Reviews FAQs
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.
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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