Roche reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,433 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 6,433 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
5.0
Oct 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Specialized mentoring, you even get to choose your mentor and he/she will be a company director. -Lots of exposure to IVD industry milestone accomplishment, you will experience what happens within a company when this kind of events occur. -Your involvement within your internship project will have freedom to a degree that will allow you to personalize your contributions with your own creativity and intelligent initiatives. -People are really nice and have an amazing sense of humor, most seniors are friends among each other and that creates an awesome collaborative environment. -You'll have the time of your life!

Cons

Beware of the cafeteria, it has an amazing chef like taken out of a fairy tale and very affordable gourmet food; you might end up packing some extra pounds. To mitigate this, make sure to go to the fitness center nearby.

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Thanks for your kind review.
2.0
Aug 31, 2019

Toxic work culture at Sequencing Solutions Santa Clara

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is pretty amazing to work with an organization consisting of multidisciplinary talent. Work life balance and benefits are pretty good. Compensation is average. Facilities are managed quite well. Free snacks are available though that may change once the new cafeteria is ready.

Cons

By far the biggest drawback is the toxic work culture and weak management. There are a number of managers who do not have their employees' back, leaving them to fend for themselves until they either become toxic themselves as a survival mechanism, or leave the company in time so that self-healing can begin. Politics is par for the course - yet it is the intensity level that takes it to a whole new dimension. Power grabs, empire building, scapegoating, and undermining other teams are openly on display without appropriate action (and sometimes not even a reaction) from local management. The one transgression not on display, by virtue of its definition, is backstabbing (which also happens quite often). There are some that complain about too many processes. This is not a start-up anymore. There is a lack of the right kind of processes that can propel an organization to efficiently reach its business goals. Removing the brakes so that one team can work faster without fully appreciating the impacts on other teams results in a longer time to reach the organization's business objectives. The Molecular Solutions cultural values plastered on the walls are mostly viewed as wall art as local management often do not practice via leading by example.

4.0
Mar 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility and work-life balance. Good culture and teams and people are great to work with.

Cons

Pay is less, does not get evaluated according to current market, even though they say so.

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