The biggest isn't always the best - Anonymous Roche Employee Review

3.0
Oct 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good, smart people with the best of intentions - Great company health benefits and 401(k) plan - Fantastic mission that everyone truly supports and understands

Cons

- Too much unnecessary change being passed off as "Agile" leaves many feeling lost and tired - Lack of clarity about how the mission translates into specific, actionable goals at the function, team and then individual employee levels - Pay is well-below market in the most critical technical areas - Cross-functional, matrix alignment hides performance issues and drains accountability from the business - The culture sucks in our most innovative areas of the business - TONS of work enters the funnel, but very little comes out the end, leaving one feeling exhausted and confused at times

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Cons

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3.0
Apr 4, 2026
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Pros

Excellent Employee Benefits and beautiful facilities

Cons

As a seasoned quality professional I could not recommend enough that you stay far away from this company. The entire Global Quality program is run on gaslighting. Procedures are vague and cryptic and the management solution is always to just copy and paste from another site. You will be told to "speak up" and its an open and collaborative environment, but that could not be further from the truth. Roche is a toxic environment that is run by cliques that pick and choose who gets to succeed. If you dare to speak up you're targeted and ostracized. If you want to succeed there you just need to nod head in agreement and try to follow the cryptic task that is gonna set you up for failure anyway. Success is completely contingent on how well you gossip and politic. The "Branchberg Mafia" is run on emotions and direction will change day to day depending on how leadership feels that day. Again I recommend looking somewhere else if you're looking to make an impact and enjoy a challenge. If you enjoy being a sheep or like weak and emotional management. This is the place for you.

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