Mid management is disconnected from the leadership and troops - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

3.0
16 May 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are islands of sanity in the organization Top leadership is good

Cons

Lots of nepotism or incompetent leadership in departments like CISM Mid management is disconnected from the leadership and troops The transition to Roche appears to be making it worse as the good people leave the organization The percentage of C players is rising due to the flight of A players

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

Cons

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2.0
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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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