Good company but poor management at Fremont site - Anonymous employee Amgen Employee Review

3.0
10 Sept 2009
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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