Overworked - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

3.0
27 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission, facilities and people. Science is top-notch and the reputation is fantastic. True commitment to patients.

Cons

Unbelievable workload, and expectation that most people will contribute a substantial amount of their personal time to working. Due to the parent company being in Switzerland, many calls happen very early in the morning (6-9 AM).

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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

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2.0
19 June 2026
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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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