Not quite draconian but getting close - Anonymous employee Roche Employee Review

2.0
Jul 11, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Job with benefits in Tucson, nice overall facility, coworkers in departments outside of Operations (manufacturing) seem to be much happier and more or less content.

Cons

Operations management has adopted a Dickensian attitude towards the workers and staff. Not a very pleasant work environment, almost no chance for advancement or raises, no bonuses below scientist level but helltopay if the quota isn't met by department and if that means you'll pull long (uncompensated ) days to hit their bonus numbers... oh well. Overall >very unimpressive. Starting the structural organizational dissassembly of the franchise that is pretty typical of big pharma.

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Cons

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