Pros
Great mission - you're not working on nail fungus treatments, restless leg syndrome or Botox Lots of fringe benefits (food, swag, etc.) Beautiful campus with on-site benefits Respect within the industry A lot of friendly people
Cons
Inconsistent environment across the company- I think sales/marketing and research is fairly well treated and most people I know were happy in their roles. Roche seems to be leaving them alone. Manufacturing seems to be a different story. Middle management focused on managing up to the detriment of their reports. As cost-cutting pressure is applied, a lot managers are more concerned about their own necks and spend a ton of time politicking on their own behalf (which I understand). This makes their reports feel neglected or, worse, the s**t rolls down hill. A lot of individual contributors are leaving for development opportunities elsewhere, which is a shame. There's nowhere to go at Genentech....