Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Genentech, United States on Nov 16th, 2020
"Diverse culture with a leadership and network dedicated to helping women continue to build their careers. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
12 Weeks Paid | 52 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Fertility, Pension, Childcare, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Genentech, United States on Nov 12th, 2020
"Diversity championed, extroverts rule, managers held accountable for fairness in promotion, pay, and benefits. Smart, hard working people, good female mentor network."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Legal
Recent Salary
>$150k
Recent Bonus
$50k-$100k
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Policies
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
12 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
"Generous parental/maternity leave regardless of sex"
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Pension, Childcare, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Genentech, United States on Nov 10th, 2020
"A good culture with rewarding work and the company cares about families."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Other"
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
8 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Fertility, Childcare, Pension, Health care
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Genentech on Mar 26th, 2019
"Good benefits, culture is pretty good and coworkers are extremely smart."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Manager, Operations
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Level of Flexibility
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5
"More ability to work remotely full-time"
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
18 Weeks Paid | 2 Weeks Unpaid
"Pretty good leave policy, especially compared to most other large companies. I got 6 wks partly paid through California leave."
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Genentech on Nov 19th, 2018
"Go for the amazing training and purpose and chance to help patients. Then remember that you can go somewhere else too."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
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5
"Maybe too much now, it's hard to see that people are around."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
6 Weeks Paid | 6 Weeks Unpaid
"It's better now"
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Genentech on Aug 21st, 2018
"Great place to work in the Bay Area and industry. Promotion opportunities are limited and boundaries beteeen work and personal time are blurred"
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
6 Weeks Paid | 22 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Genentech on Apr 6th, 2017
"This company is very vocal about wanting more women in senior level leadership positions."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Division Manager, Sales
Recent Salary
>$150k
Recent Bonus
$50k-$100k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Genentech on Apr 21st, 2016
"It's truly a great place to work!"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Genentech can improve?
"Not much; it's a great place to work"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Genentech to other women?
"Yes"
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