Genentech spirit dead at Hillsboro - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

1.0
16 Mar 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great-ish pay and benefits...that's about it.

Cons

1. If you are at Genentech Hillsboro or other remote site, don't expect to go anywhere. No vertical or horizontal mobility. Relocation has been removed so chances of moving to South San Francisco is zero to none. 2. Leadership Team detached from people in line functions. HR is non-existent in Hillsboro site. 3. Too much bureaucracy. Decisions take forever to be made. 4. Not a lot of promotion from within. External hires are given priority rather than growing talent from within.

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