No work/life balance - Scientist Genentech Employee Review

1.0
11 Oct 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good weather (sunny most days, which is nice) and ok cafeterias (food is not free nor subsidized). Nice campus. Easy parking on campus.

Cons

Located in the Bay Area, which is way too expensive ( don't expect to be able to afford a house). Zero work/life balance. The Genentech culture is dead and is now the Roche culture. Salaries are average for biotech. Bonuses depend on the performance of the whole Roche organization (so called 'multipliers'). Senior management are totally AWOL. Mass exodus of top talent right now.

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Cons

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2.0
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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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