Abbott Puts on a Pretty Public Face - Anonymous employee Abbott Employee Review

2.0
Oct 10, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good health insurance, strong long-term benefits, good benefits related to student loan/financial support

Cons

- The CEO clearly communicates his disdain for employees' ability to choose a flexible work/life balance, and enforce mandates for in-office work policies with absolutely zero proof to substantiate his claims that people 'work better when they sit in an office'. So have fun sitting in your car in traffic for hours every day, because, you know, that's efficient and beneficial for the company. - The company publicly supports diversity & inclusion, but internally fails to communicate/show support for LGBTQ+, Black History, Indigenous People, etc. Name a minority holiday and you won't see leaders talk about it - only people who lead employee resource groups who are the real heroes. - Yearly increases are measly 2-3% (if you're lucky) and nowhere near meeting cost of living/inflation increases. - People are promoted by 'who you know', not by who deserves it. BAD managers/leaders continue to have jobs and get promoted while they cut away at individual contributors and make teams so lean they can barely function. - At the core, they don't care about the people. They care about the shareholders.

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

Staff were really friendly, one of the nicest ever Mentor was engaged and wanted to help me learn new things

Cons

Work I was doing was a bit tedious and not too sure if it helped my career goals

3.0
Mar 1, 2026
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Pros

You get to work in high stakes projects with large scopes. The pace is slower than startups, leading to better work life balance. You get access to really talented colleagues and seniors who you can learn a lot from as a beginner. Culture is very supportive and friendly. People are cooperative. You will make good friends here. They have good benefits including tuition, 401K match, stock options. They had pension until recently but have done away with it.

Cons

You are a small cog in a large machine, so it is easy to go unnoticed. It seems like career moves on a fixed timeline for most people, so working too hard doesn't necessarily reward you with a promotion, even on high stakes projects. Contractors are NOT easily converted to full time and it takes most people 3+ years to convert. They will not sponsor H1B for first time, but if you already have one, they may file for transfer, this turns away new international grads. Pay is lower than other med dev companies. Each role has defined pay levels and they will try to sell you the lowest one.

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