Great Place to Not Work - IT Manager Genentech Employee Review

2.0
16 Jan 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy Job: there's hardly any accountability so not much is required on the delivery end; most weeks can usually get by with working 30 hours or less Great Benefits & Salary As many business class flights to HQ in Europe as you want

Cons

No hope for promotion or advancement either above or below--senior management is dead set in its ways and will not change; the best you can do as a manager is watch out for yourself and do what's acceptible. If you are a true people manager and identify/relate to your reports this may not be the best place for you to work.

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5.0
6 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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