Good place to work, needs to figure out how to move from where it was to where it is going internally - Senior Manager Genentech Employee Review

3.0
7 Apr 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, acceptable pipeline and overall the company is still focused on the right values. In general, still one of the better companies out there.

Cons

Empire building has led to unnecessarily large teams which also resulted in pushing out some of our best and brightest. Promotions are not based on merit alone and the bar always keeps moving as to what is considered meeting the criteria for promotion.

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing people, pay, and benefits. I thought they were joking about the free gym

Cons

I really have no complaints

2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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