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Robert A. Bradway
577 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent Work Life Balance on All Levels" (in 170 reviews)
"Great benefits, constant learning oportunities" (in 178 reviews)
Cons
"Work/life balance is not balanced, despite the companies claim of its importance" (in 71 reviews)
"Constantly re-organizing, high amount of layers for decision making" (in 63 reviews)
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"Excellent comp"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Excellent compensation package
Holidays, Vhi, pension, stock, bonus
Travel opportunities
Parking
Flexi time
Telecommuting option
6 months paid mat leave
4 months unpaid mat leave with 2 months salary refunded after 6 months return to work
Leading biotechnology company with strong new product pipe lineCons
Competitive environment
Meetings outside hours due to time zones for other amgen sites
Location m50 commute not favourable depending where you live
Poor public transport options to get to siteAmgen 2017-07-21 22:25 PDT![Amgen Logo]()
"Snr Associate"
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I have been working at Amgen full-time
Pros
Good salary and good incentives
Cons
Too many politics and strong blame culture
Amgen 2018-05-23 12:24 PDT![Amgen Logo]()
"Process"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great benefits, bonus and salary. Excellent place to work
Cons
Management need training in how to manage
Amgen 2017-03-01 12:28 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Senior Engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time
Pros
Compensation is very good and you'll work with some very talented individuals if you are working in the right functional area.
Cons
No career progression in Europe
Toxic work environment
Bullying commonplace
Too many incompetent managers
High turnover of staff
No reward for loyalty, innovation or hard work
Outsourcing is commonplaceAdvice to Management
Remember, one day that former employee you treated poorly could be your boss so treat them with respect.
Amgen 2017-02-22 05:20 PST![Amgen Logo]()
"Don't do it!"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good Salary
Good Bonus
Great Pension
Nice Laptop
Some Talented co-workers....some!!!
Finding it difficult to think of anything else.Cons
Poor Management.
No work/life balance
Meetings, meetings and more god damned meetings.
Decision making is a joke
Contractor's treated better than staff
Office politics and backstabbing is the norm.
No room for career advancement or cross over to different functional areas.
Big Pharma at its worse. Serves shareholders, not patients.Advice to Management
Promoting inexperienced employees to Management based on length of service is ridiculous. Many were out of depth. Managers lacked people and project management skills. Stop rewarding loyalty and hard work with layoffs. Profit is important but at what cost.
Amgen 2015-12-18 01:43 PST![Amgen Logo]()
"Great people, not sure if company moving right direction"
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Pros
Values and people are great, when focused on the science and the patients. Learned a lot.
Cons
Like too many companies that get to such a size, there is dead weight and great talent, and the latest RIF really didn't distinguish between the two.
Advice to Management
It's not all about the dollar cost savings...
Amgen 2015-02-17 13:06 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Can't wait to go"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
It pays a salary. Great potential but will never go anywhere with the military attitude
Cons
Aggressive micro managing senior management. No vision other than satisfy shareholders. And by the way that doesn't include patients no matter what they say.
Advice to Management
Retire
Amgen 2014-06-11 14:41 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Job loss"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Good wages good benifits such as VHI .
Cons
Its the company first then its staff it all about the buck at the end of the day 50 percent lays offs in some areas and they say it company needs .
Advice to Management
Get a job somewhere else and let someone in that knows what they are doing .
Amgen 2014-04-10 14:39 PDT![Amgen Logo]()
"Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Salary fine good stock options. Major focus on quality.
Cons
Totally risk adverse and leads to some crazy decision making. Decision making at senior level at senior level suspect
Advice to Management
Listen more to the lower levels
Amgen 2013-11-09 20:50 PST![Amgen Logo]()
"Director"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great Benefits, Amazing Campus, Innovative
Cons
Typical large company mentality - slow moving decision making processes
Advice to Management
Don't prioritize results over behaviors - show prospects and current employees that Amgen is building a culture that only employees people with high ethical standards and positive behaviors.
Amgen 2018-07-10 08:42 PDT
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