Genentech Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Lots of stress, but the money was good."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Great employees; very hard working."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"The hours, the commute, and the stress."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust people to do their jobs."

"Good employer let go of about 50 people at one time first layoff in 50 years"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"They were very fair"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a very traditional Japanese company You will say please and thank you or you will not get hired"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"I was doing a good job, and was told so till I was let go"

"Great company"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"The environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great work"

"IT IS A GOOD COMPANY"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"EQUALITY AND RESPECT"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"IT IS POLITICAL AND FULL OF ASIAN"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"BE MORE OPEN MIND"

"Great company to make a long-time stand."

"Genentech is my second family."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"The culture and the flexibilities"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. It's not about what you learn. It's about if you are the person who can learn and grow in the company."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"The people are what make working interesting and awarding."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your employee and protect them as they are a member of your family"

"Genentech continues to evolve as it expands, which is a good thing"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Challenge and diversity of the place. There is always something going on there. Exemplary science at work. Genentech support activities from development (of new products), through the clinical phase, laboratory work and manufacturing. Great potential for growth."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show your passion and enthusiasm when you interview."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"HR definitely needs more resources to address the shear volume of applications.Not much of a corporate image outside of the biotech world. They could definitely toot their horn more for all the things they have accomplished."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remove the silos that limit departmental growth. Define the structure. There are too many QA legs, engineering legs, compliance legs and hence a lack of good communication sometimes."

"This was the best of all, considering the diversity of people and systems involved."

"It is a good company."

"Great organization"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Support people going back to school. Education is important."

"The best employer I worked for."

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"no good for contractors"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"treating contractor badly"

"think well before you go"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"good benefits,most facilitites are well build,commute system, vacation time is also ok"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"know your stuff and think well about what you are being told during the interview"

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"I worked at Genentech for 4 yrs in the Molecular Biology Department. Quickly after being hired I discovered that the group of scientists I was working with were extremely unhappy. Interestingly, these employees were very happy with the company as a whole. The Managing Scientists running my lab were unethical, inhumane, and untrustworthy. It was one of the most difficult situations I have ever experienced. My colleagues discovered, over time, that the Managing Scientists running this lab had not only been fired from their previous company, but that they had had an entire lab before our lab at Genentech, and all of these employees either quit or were moved into other labs within Genentech. My lab went through the process of attempting to discuss the issues with our bosses directly, but that only made the situations more grave. Especially for certain vocal people. Once nothing was done, we went to the Vice President of Molecular Biology to have discussions with him, but still nothing was done. Soon after meeting with the VP of MB, certain people within the group, who were great associates, were placed on performance punishments. I was so appalled. People started becoming continuously sick (from the stress), but still coming into work. Finally people began quitting. It was horrible. The supervisors began hiring more people and they eventually quit too. It's been 2 years since I left and those Managing Scientist are still employed at Genentech, although I have heard that they are finally being forced to have limited numbers of employees. I simply cannot believe that Genentech, as company, would treat their employees so poorly. So many people were deeply affected by these Managing Scientists. Genentech is certainly not a perfect company (especially in their Research Division). Please be very, very careful who you work for and try to gauge the realistic attitudes of the laboratory personnel before accepting a position at this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"the ones who manage should be on those positions becuase of their proven ability to manage people, and because they are potentially ready to do the job of everyone they manage, not just give orders. LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN and offer justified solutions to work situations!!"

What do you like about working at Genentech?

"Close to home...good benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for a situational story telling type interview. Behavioral based...the company is BIG on soft people skills."

What don't you like about working at Genentech?

"Poor pay, to much of a soft culture. To many wimps."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Toughen up a little...don't be afraid to make decisions..take ownership of your projects and people."