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      Amgen

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      Amgen reviews

      3.8

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,185 total reviews)
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      Robert A. Bradway

      75% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

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      Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,185 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amgen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Sep 30, 2009

      Doing a good job? Tthey'll tell you that you're not. They won't fire you, they'll just humiliate you until you quit.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good pay. Good benefits. Nice and safe city. Intelligent people all around.Company's mission is motivating (to serve patients). Cafeteria food is great. Nice gym. Laundry service on site (among others).

      Cons

      Poor career development. Poor management. Poor HR organization. Messy, no structure and process in place. Unfair treatment to employees depending how many people you know, and who you know. Promotions and movements not transparent, often given to those who have good connections. Not merit-based. Performance review cycle send lots of people into therapy because they like to put you down until you have no self-esteem left. No positive reinforcement.

      3.0
      Sep 24, 2009

      Good place to work. Very smart and talented employees; slow career progression and poor talent development.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Very smart and talented employees; good benefits including compensation; 5 weeks total of paid time off per year; excellent weather.

      Cons

      Slow career progression and poor talent development; so profitable it cares less about cost management than it should (even though it is much better than it used to be).

      3.0
      Sep 10, 2009

      Good company but poor management at Fremont site

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      -Excellent benefits (15 vacation days plus one week off for July 4th and one week off for Christmas) -Stable company -Good work/life balance -Competetive salary (there is a wide range for each grade level) -Products helps people -Strong science and technology

      Cons

      The following are specific to the Fremont site and do not apply to other Amgen sites: -Lack of empowerment for people below director level -Decisions from senior management take too long to make -Management skills of middle management is very poor (too much of a formality, i.e. just someone to sign your timecard) -Lack of mentors to support career development of junior staff -Uncertainty of activity at site (no new products or projects coming to the site)

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