Roche reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,469 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 6,469 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 Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Jan 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Roche is like being part of a family. People look out for each other and act in a manner that is friendly and professional. This company is great to start out with, has amazing opportunities for those who are willing to diversify their skill set, and is an overall joy to work for. Management works with their employees and aims to take care of their own.

Cons

Compensation has been declining over the years. Benefits are good, but salaries are low and upper management seems reluctant to keep their pay rates competitive with anything but the lowest of industry estimates. Vertical movement is difficult to achieve. Contract/temp workers are not paid competitively and are 'forced' into cut-rate benefits policies from Roche's choice of staffing firms. Management ignores the contract workers and seems hesitant to provide any kind of advancement opportunities. Some temps have been here 8 YEARS doing consistently great work but are overlooked for permanent positions.

1.0
Oct 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice building, nice company car, reasonnable salary, good benefits. Nothing else.

Cons

The worse management ever. Low moral. No consideration for people. Many people left on sick leave or resigned while I was there. This was considered by management as "normal" turn over, therefore no improvements were to be made...

2.0
Jul 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1.Big blue chip company with many global opportunities to move a progress your career across the world. 2. Looks good on your CV. 3. Relatively stable company in a difficult industry. 4. Friendly staff. 5. Good staff training. 6. Nice office facilities.

Cons

1. Greater and greater emphasis on centralized processes that lead to edicts from the "Leadership". 2.The point above leads to managers implementing local solutions but framing results to look like they are the great ideas the "Leadership" has been so kind to share and insist we implement. 3. Old ideas are re-badged as new. New bosses never ask if an idea has been tried before. They just assume they have best ideas. 4. "Leadership" that asks for feed back but does not act on it and sidelines personnel who give feedback that does not toe the party line. 5. After a staff survey showed they were heading in the wrong direction for staff satisfaction 3 years ago, latest survey shows they have scored even lower for the same issues raised 3 years ago. 6. Are perceived as arrogant by customers and competitors. 7. They pay less than their competitors

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