It was very challenging and helped me improve my ability to work on my HR training - Anonymous employee AbbVie Employee Review

3.0
23 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent medical, dental, vision benefits. Among retirement benefits and vacation. Also flexible schedule which I was able to work 40 hours but can be off on Mondays by working at home. Business casual but on Fridays was Jean day.

Cons

Long hours and challenging work. Stayed at the office for 10 hours and brought work home with me so I wouldn't be finished until midnight and then have to get up at 6 o'clock in the morning to return to the office. Not given the promotion that I was told I would be given for the past several years I was with company.

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