Well I can see that the impact from Roche on Genentech has already changed Genentech. A company that was always in the top 10 Best Places to Work is now down to 34 or something like that. Amazing that the companies int the top 10 are all still there but us.
I doubt the ranking will improve ever again.
Then why don't you go to one of those 10 companies and quit your whining here? Oh that's right, you were one of the severed who is already employed by someone who cares about you . again shut up
I'm not whining I'm GLAD to be out. Fool!Then why don't you go to one of those 10 companies and quit your whining here? Oh that's right, you were one of the severed who is already employed by someone who cares about you . again shut up
No, Roche was never in the top 10. I used to work for Roche years ago before going to GNE, and at that time, they made the top 100 for the first time (like #96). Sooooo different in benefits, culture, salaries, etc....Roche could never compare, hence why I left and went to GNE...
No, Roche was never in the top 10. I used to work for Roche years ago before going to GNE, and at that time, they made the top 100 for the first time (like #96). Sooooo different in benefits, culture, salaries, etc....Roche could never compare, hence why I left and went to GNE...
Well I can see that the impact from Roche on Genentech has already changed Genentech. A company that was always in the top 10 Best Places to Work is now down to 34 or something like that. Amazing that the companies int the top 10 are all still there but us.
I doubt the ranking will improve ever again.
No, Roche was never in the top 10. I used to work for Roche years ago before going to GNE, and at that time, they made the top 100 for the first time (like #96). Sooooo different in benefits, culture, salaries, etc....Roche could never compare, hence why I left and went to GNE...
First of all, after all dust settled prior to the merger, the roche benefits were apparently better:
- More vacation (regardless of phony genentech sabbatical)
- Higher 401K contribution
- Lifetime medical at retirement (if more than 10 years)
- Pension for life
- Medical/Rx/dental/vision benefits at least as good
The only thing that genentech had better were stock options, and that benefit became worthless years ago. The culture thing is nebulous at best; I dont know of a single legacy Roche person who has said, whoopee, the culture is so much better; regardless of the blue genes.
Anyway, again, the rankings that you refer to are worthless, and meaningless. Just mind your own business and move on.
Well, apparently you are wrong....medical/dental/vision, much worse, and paid hundreds more out of pocket each month, medical was 80/20 with high deductibles....pension for life, yes, only after 5 years, 401K was higher at GNE, bonuses were also much higher at GNE, and NO on vacation!! We got 2 weeks plus a "forced" week xmas shutdown, so looks like here you have no idea what you're talking about. But that's ok, all you Roche people are like that...
From someone who has worked at both places long before the merger
Roche also had xmas week, plus start at three weeks vacation. 401k was 75% of first 6% contribution. Do the math on the GNE, and you'll know that it wasnt better. GNE, no pension, Roche pension for life after five years. Very few US firms still offer the defined benefit that Roche offered, not even genentech. Roche Rx benefit for life at retirement (10 years service), genentech no Rx benefit So yes, if you want to quibble over "medical" 80/20 OK, without knowing more about the genentech options I cant really argue, but I do know what the genentech vacation, 401k, retirement, rx, vision, were, and they were definitely not better than roche.
I do give genentech credit for the great benefits such as doggie day care, beer bong fridays, concierege, wifi buses, being able to dress like slobs at work and meetings (blue jeans etc), and higher bonus for reps.
Well I can see that the impact from Roche on Genentech has already changed Genentech. A company that was always in the top 10 Best Places to Work is now down to 34 or something like that. Amazing that the companies int the top 10 are all still there but us.
I doubt the ranking will improve ever again.
There never was any so called culture at dna, there was only excess profits that needed to be spent or taxs would have to be paid on them thus the lush lifestyle of the past. roches endless string of failures have never afforded these excess profits for that group.
Do the avastin study failures count as "roche" or "genentech" failures?
Whats driving this? Most of the senior people in Roche now are legacy genentech. Hmmmmm! Dont blame the boys in Basel, this train was coming off the track well before Roche bought us.
