Roche reviews

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

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
1.0
Dec 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pipeline, great people and talents. Used to like the culture a lot. Strong commitment in changing patients disease journey, outcomes, quality of life

Cons

The recent transformation has brought a lot of hot air - big words, like agility, you make the difference, empowerment, etc are used completely out of balance. This is the biggest shame - now I see top paid leaders on stage that dont share any vision but mention that teams need to come up with vision and strategy etc .... so, why do we need them ? exactly, to produce a lot of smoke and big words....honestly, I dont know which box I ticked wrong in the yearly engagement survey (GEOS) that has made this rapid turn around. Yes, Roche used to have many processes, it was burocratic, etc but now I find it even worse. In terms of career - if you dont come from US / genentech, hardly any chance to grasp a senior role in GPS in the future - there is a strong network that is fostered!

3.0
May 15, 2019

Bullying

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great office, flexible working, some amazing people, fairly informal work culture

Cons

They tolerate bullying, which unfortunately can override all the positives. Interesting to see that bullying comes up in a lot of these reviews, too.

3.0
Jan 18, 2019

Rollercoaster

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, some work life flexibility, nice buildings

Cons

When leadership is good, it is good. When it isn't good, it sucks. Unfortunately, when good leaders are put in roles they are moved around quickly. Advancement is nil unless you are in the boys club. Even the few women who get promoted are promoted as pawns for the men. Politics are horrible and collaboration between teams is hard. We are all supposed to be on the same side but leadership and people who are allowed to be idiots ("oh it is just so and so's way....") make work harder. And if you are very good at your job as a worker bee, it is highly unlikely you are going to be promoted. They want you to continue in that capacity. They under use talent.

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