-Pay fell behind industry standards after staying for only a few years and it was very obvious; no promotion talks so I was effectively forced to leave eventually -Large company culture means everything is very corporate and there is very little in the way of immediate-team building that doesn't feel forced. Key Comparison: My new company does nice SMALL team dinners/events that are actually fun and each is fully funded and covered by the company to encourage teams to have a good time and bond naturally whereas at Amgen the most that ever happened was a forced happy hour that the company wasn't even willing to pay for. I do not *love* corporate events, but Amgen's were nonexistent or awkward whereas my new company's are fun, engaging and actually make me happy to attend -Growth opportunities in my department were strict and limited to internal compared to other, similar companies where external opportunities were encouraged and fully funded to promote staff growth
