Great Salary and Benefits, strange culture - Anonymous employee Amgen Employee Review

3.0
Jun 7, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The salary and benefits are great, as are the opportunities for advancement. This company is young, so you'll find yourself really being challenged to participate across areas.

Cons

Because the company is young, there aren't clear SOPs, and navigating the changing culture can be difficult. There are politics, and people who are steeped in the culture of heirarchy. It is a consensus driven culture, where a lot of churn exists before things actually get done.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Because of the pandemic, Amgen did improve on empowering their employees to prioritize their wellbeing. Campus is beautiful and nice benefits.

Cons

Very demanding, which in my opinion may illicit a competitive nature amongst staff, which I didn't care for. Pretty difficult to move up compared to other organizations I've worked at. Diversity and inclusion is a bit lacking - in 2020, there was a lot more access to DEI material but it didn't last.

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