2.0
3 Jun 2014
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-Large, well established company. Resources that may not be available to smaller companies or start-ups are readily available. -Other companies may pay more, but the pay and benefits at Genentech are nothing to complain about.
Cons
- A class system exists. Contractors work harder than some full-time employee, yet are not recognized. If you aren't in a more senior level position you can get stuck being a workhorse with no recognition. - Promotions don't seem to be merit based. Same thing goes full time positions offered to contract workers. Management plays favorites, it can be very hard to move up if you don't play politics. - Employees are overworked. It is hard to keep a good work life balance if the job is burning you out