I recently started working for Genentech, after spending several years working for a National Lab with brilliant ex-colleagues that are Physicists, Mathematicians and Computer Scientists.
My honest opinion of Genentech's scientists: I have NEVER seen such dumb people in my entire career working at any other place. Every place has both good and bad employees skills wise, but Genentech managed to keep the dumbest of the dumb around. No kidding! How did they do it?? Their scientists have such worthless, outdated skills, and it makes perfect sense as to why they cannot sustain any intelligent company they take-over. They simply do not even have average IQ'ed scientists to conduct the science!!
Apparently, one doesn't need to be smart to make money. Heck, that's one life's lesson learnt for me.
It's only been a couple months that I have been at Genentech, and I feel that I sold my soul to work with these people all for nothing. And if I stayed here long enough, my brain will atrophy and I will surely become dumb like their in-house employees.
I will be looking to either go back to the national lab, or find a competent company to work for very soon. I hate that Roche is no longer an option in the USA. They were Brilliant!
My honest opinion of Genentech's scientists: I have NEVER seen such dumb people in my entire career working at any other place. Every place has both good and bad employees skills wise, but Genentech managed to keep the dumbest of the dumb around. No kidding! How did they do it?? Their scientists have such worthless, outdated skills, and it makes perfect sense as to why they cannot sustain any intelligent company they take-over. They simply do not even have average IQ'ed scientists to conduct the science!!
Apparently, one doesn't need to be smart to make money. Heck, that's one life's lesson learnt for me.
It's only been a couple months that I have been at Genentech, and I feel that I sold my soul to work with these people all for nothing. And if I stayed here long enough, my brain will atrophy and I will surely become dumb like their in-house employees.
I will be looking to either go back to the national lab, or find a competent company to work for very soon. I hate that Roche is no longer an option in the USA. They were Brilliant!