I work at amgen. ask me anthing. I'll answer honestly

No cola here. No relocation packages unless you are senior management.

 

Incorrect

 

All true. The only division that is treated like adults is dermatology but word on the street with Kave gone, so is his protection. The rest of us are jealous AF and dermatology will be fully digested in 2023. When's it popped out, they will have QBRs, weekly reports, FCRs, and standing teleconferences like the rest of us.

Oh, yeah - kiss RSUs goodbye. I won the trip two years ago and got $1500 in equity.

 

Go fuck yourself. FACT

 

What's the going price for a house in a safe neighborhood by Amgen HQ?

 

Every Friday regardless of what company I'm at is a personal day. Fake calls and a free day off. Especially in the summer. Fact.

 

Not a Horizon SAM because we work all the time.

 

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You Horizon guys are getting our best GM. Consider yourselves lucky. We’re all terrified of what’s coming next for us.

 

Dear dipshit,
Enrollment forms are not filled out for all of our patients. It’s not mandatory,
So, NO, you do not understand our business. Now get out of here with your supposed expertise on all things Amgen and rare disease.

 

Houses in Camarillo years ago were $750. Now I'm sure they are well over $1.2 and they aren't much. I relocated there about 8 years ago and paid $750 for 3000 sq . feet. I'm sure it's far more now. I moved back to the Midwest.

Amgen does not know how to do "rare disease" so they will be clumsy for quite some time. One rep will get credit for the Dr. if the Dr. travels. If you have a more rural area, you will be screwed if the Dr. also goes to a large teaching institution.

You can fake calls if your DSM is not trying to get rid of you. As someone else said, Amgen is the most arrogant company out there. They refuse to play ball with high salaries and just tell good candidates, don't come here if you won't take a pay cut. A friend of mine making $165 at Novartis was going to move over, and the most NuBu would pay here was $130. She was going to have to take a $35 K pay cut. She didn't come over.

The RSU's are a total joke-and as someone else said, I won the trip a few years ago and got $2600. You have to stay , too, to get the RSU's . It's like 5 years so you never get them.



Personal days...red flag for sure on Fridays and definitely not before any shutdown or holiday. Micromangers do look at those reports saying which reps have taken how many personal days and when.

Amgen will never adopt your culture. They are the worst in the industry to make changes that benefit the field and the worst in the industry at product launches. They've messed up every product launch they ever had--the NuBu Aimovig launch and the Prolia launch were huge debacles. NuBu is still paying the price for poor product launches.
Raises are terrible 2 % or so.

It's a suck up culture. If you don't suck up, you won't go anywhere. 10% match is great, but others offering it too. Don't buy Amgen stock at the discount as it's a joke of a discount--like 5%. Not worth it.

Cars are nice when you can get them.

Shutdowns are nice, but many companies now giving summer shut downs too.

You will be on web exes and conference calls and validation calls and calls to talk about what you should be doing. You will have business plans no one looks at.

Welcome to Amgen.

 

Truth. He is far and away the GM who gets sales. The rest have no idea what really goes on. The rest manage by metrics that they know are fake.

 

(I’m the OP) happy to do it. Everyone’s experience and expectations are different, so while lots of people from horizon will love working at Amgen, some won’t. Some don’t like working anywhere

 

I highly doubt it’s “lots” as I don’t know many people who like making less money than they currently do, which is inevitable at Amgen, even if it’s just the loss of our significant yearly RSU grants and superior ESPP. Those that like to work will be especially unhappy.
Many will leave. There are so many rare disease drugs coming out…and with companies that offer better incentives than Amgen and/or are willing to give us raises on our already inflated salaries.

 

Go away Troll

 

At Amgen HQ are employee lunches subsidized by the company? Is there a gym on the campus for employee use? Any other amenities?

 

This is full of hyperbole

 

And do they offer free bowling a d indoor golf simulator?

 

(I’m the OP) you might be right. No way to know for sure other than pure guessing at this point. If people leave, OK. If they don’t, that’s Ok too. I like my job here, I like the culture, and I’m happy. I can’t control how others feel or what people post