All, looking for advice...thinking of joining SSF site Regulatory group. ANy thoughts on management, culture, advancement, R&D, etc?
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South SF location-a good culture?
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When you hear the term casual intensity it really means passive aggression
At least in MCCO for sure, but understand it runs deep everywhere
Thanks for your in depth and intelligent insight. A little more help please?
The culture is such that if you think that using cafepharma as a resource is appropriate, then you probably won't fit in.
And that sums it up, it's about "fitting on" and politicking
To reply to the above assmuches..
Where else do you suggest I seek honest and first hand advice? HR feeds candidates BS, and hiring managers will skirt around the issues.....
Where else do you suggest I seek honest and first hand advice? HR feeds candidates BS, and hiring managers will skirt around the issues.....
You will be asked to work yourself to death and then thrown aside when all used up. The culture is very passive agressive with most managers (by title only, they have no clue how to manage) actively looking for their next career move with no interest in managing their current department/staff. If you flourish in a culture where you have to do your job with little or no guidance, your bosses job and your bosses favorites jobs and be "held accountable" when anything they were supposed to do goes wrong, then no problem.
Its so expensive to live in SSF that you will probably need to commute 2 hours each way each day from the hot boring valley, but no worry the company provides comuter vans, but there is a waiting list to get on one.
The positives are you get to put Genentech on your resume and the medical benefits are very good. If you can suck it up for 2 years and move on then go for it. SSRI's are a big help as well.
PS - There is no work life balance, that is just a rumor started by a Genentech PR campaign.
Signed - "Free At Last"
Its so expensive to live in SSF that you will probably need to commute 2 hours each way each day from the hot boring valley, but no worry the company provides comuter vans, but there is a waiting list to get on one.
The positives are you get to put Genentech on your resume and the medical benefits are very good. If you can suck it up for 2 years and move on then go for it. SSRI's are a big help as well.
PS - There is no work life balance, that is just a rumor started by a Genentech PR campaign.
Signed - "Free At Last"
thank you for the elaboration! I think I'll look elsewhere
Had enough of that culture at Amgen and Covidien
Had enough of that culture at Amgen and Covidienworked there for 1 1/2 years, never have i met angrier people in my life, no one trains you then they complain when things are not done correctly. esp angry gay people, the culture is really gross and disgusting, filthy people, HR dept is very rascist
Heavily into offshoring. Work you like a dog and will flog a dead horse, if they think there is a possibility you might stir and pull a cart a little while longer. No work-life balance, no blanace at all. Modern day sweat shop.
I'm in SSF and have To disagree with the craziness above. Yes, we do work long hours, but that's life. Most managers are good, but like any company some are better than others. I work with people who try their best everyday. Yes, politics exists but I believe that is everywhere. I came from an East Coast big pharma and like the culture here much better. Good luck!
So what is the flavor of the week. You have probably had enough Kool Aid for quite some time. I will bet your big pharma was Roche
GNE today is like most other big pharmas. A select few can do no wrong while the vast majority have to prove themselves at Genentech. I have often heard VPs say, "that if you have not done it here, you have not done it." So you get tenured marketing directors doing another marketing role and DMs from PFE, LLY, SNY and WYE repeating DM roles.
Overall, still one of the best places to work. However, GNE is regressing to the mean and not leading the charge.
Overall, still one of the best places to work. However, GNE is regressing to the mean and not leading the charge.
You really pinned it. Managers also involve themselves in too many meeting just to fill their Google calendars, look busy and blame the other guy with all justifications that he/she had too much on the plate to handle. Putting it nicely, it is not great place to work.
Marketing is a back-stabbing, petty culture on the Avastin Team being led by the sad 'leadership' of Tom C. who sets the tone for the bad culture. His insecurities and focus on the superficial is what drives the insanity.
Genentech SSF reminds me of the bar scene from Star Wars. Total freak scene.
Civik was not even a good manager care rep when he started at Genentech. He is great at self promotion however