Challenging direct management - Medical Affairs Employee Genentech Employee Review

3.0
4 Jul 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

great culture and colleagues; buses are great.

Cons

#1: Ineffective decision making -- managers seem to interfere with other's decisions and not allow proper-level decision making; #2: difficult managers can get away with anything, as long as they please their boss. No review of managerial skills. I have never had an opportunity to contribute to 360 on my manager. #3: bureaucracy and work processes,

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Genentech Response
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Thanks for your thoughts about management effectiveness. We recognize that managers play a large role in our employees’ experiences. Our hope is that people managers take advantage of the training courses available so they can evolve their skills and continue to develop into highly effective managers. We’d recommend you broach the topic with your manager or HR Business Partner, particularly if you’d like an opportunity to contribute to 360 feedback. This might be a great way to open communication. Thanks again for your input and taking the time to submit your review!

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