Great culture but entry-level employees don't get the full perks - Former Engineer AbbVie Employee Review

4.0
30 Jul 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are absolutely great and there is a lot of opportunity to grow and learn. The perks are great as well.

Cons

Compensation is not competitive and no stock is given until you reach a certain level. How can I justify staying in a high cost of living city when other companies are paying me a much higher base + stock? My skills are transferrable to a tech company which easily pays double what I was making here. AbbVie justifies this with a pension, but that is not enough of an incentive. The high performers are going to get recruited elsewhere because they know their worth (I already saw this happening).

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5.0
18 Jun 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
3 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Big Pharma Name Recognition: Having Allergan/AbbVie on your resume provides industry visibility.

Cons

Extreme Governance & Bureaucracy: Allergan is paralyzed by red tape. There are far too many governance layers just to get basic regulatory strategies vetted out. Flawed Compliance Infrastructure: Product approvals are heavily dependent on documentation. However, current records are completely inadequate. Management fundamentally fails to understand how these systems are interlinked. Unqualified & Absentee Leadership: The leader with department oversight completely lacks the expected knowledge and experience for this level, making her a massive liability. She is rarely in the office but knows exactly how to work the system. She aggressively pushes for unnecessary, in-person regulatory meetings solely to accumulate personal travel points rather than to mitigate actual business risks. Disastrous Transition Management: The leadership transition wreaked total havoc across the department. Negligent HR Department: HR shows zero interest in investigating why good talent is leaving the company. Alarming Job Security Signs: It is a massive red flag when a leader encourages employees to apply for roles entirely unrelated to their expertise, or receiving automated AI notifications about job openings outside your department.

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