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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (6,445 total reviews)
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      Thomas Schinecker

      86% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Roche has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Roche employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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      6K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 8, 2019

      Great company, zero-tolerance management

      Staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, nice location, interesting product.

      Cons

      Bone-headed management in Product Development with zero-tolerance for mistakes, making everyone fearful to make decisions. This is touted as Accountability. In reality, they are stuck in analysis-paralysis and can't seem to figure out what to do. New products are held up because management has blamed engineering for poor decision-making and is looking to outsource design. In reality, decision-making is the responsibility of management and out-sourcing the design can't fix poor decision-making.

      2.0
      Apr 27, 2018

      Managers learn to become just bosses

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The average employee is fantastic. When you find a great manager, they are a pleasure to work for. There are opportunities to grow one's career around the world.

      Cons

      Having spent more than two decades at this company I can assure you that (with very few exceptions) managers are trained by boss expectations to manage upward. Their employees are valued for what they can produce to make the manager look good and nothing else. The company attempts to portray itself as a benevolent organization where each employee cares as much for their customer as for profit or individual advancement. Actually, shareholders, executives and the C Suite think short term profit above all else unless forced to by govt pressure. The company is extraordinarily risk averse. Every 2 or 3 years they introduce a new "philosophy" or cultural change that "will improve employees' and/or customer's lives". These changes are implemented from the bottom up, top management/executives are exempt. i.e. destined to fade into oblivion.

      1.0
      Mar 5, 2017

      Bad Management in some departments

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some great people, good location

      Cons

      Management in some departments are bulling, and sexist against certain racial minority's.

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      Roche Response
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      Please know that Roche is committed to a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. If an employee believes someone has violated this policy, they should immediately notify senior management or Human Resources. If an employee is uncomfortable with this approach, they should call our Ethics and Compliance Helpline. We have zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment at Roche.
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