Was a great exciting company of great minds doing what no one else could do or even attempted with any success - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

2.0
1 June 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Use to have the best minds from all walks of life with a common goal to succeed no matter how long it took. One would go home every night with pride and well deserved self respect for making a difference in a world that rarely cares about the cogs that keep the world turning.

Cons

Most of the knowledgeable talent were let go while replacing them with young misinformed management not understanding how to manage aging equipment, indifference to their reports, very shaky and dismal future in SSF. What a shame, it was such a joy to go to work and now it seems chaotic, badly managed with most employees hiding rather than working to produce the badly needed proprietary cancer meds our patients have depended on with assurance for many years. Now it is just hot or miss if batches run through the plant successfully or most likely with many issues that so easily could be avoided if management were more knowledgeable or even care for the long term.

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Genentech Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Since our founding in 1976, our focus remains on patients, science and our people. We have seen tremendous growth from our early days and acknowledge growth can sometimes lead to change. As we continue to expand the possibilities of science, we remain committed to ensuring Genentech remains a great place to work. That being said, we sincerely appreciate your review and encourage you to have a conversation with your manager, an ally, or your HRBP. We believe that employees can lead from any seat and you can help influence the change you would like to see on your team. We sincerely appreciate your 10+ years at Genentech and encourage you to speak up because it is our employees that make Genentech a great place to work!

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