HR Nightmare - CRM Sales Representative Abbott Employee Review

1.0
16 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Training was excellent. Products are excellent.

Cons

This place was an HR nightmare, it’s hard to know where to start. Career advancement: Non degree/No IBHRE employees were promoted above extremely talented MBA/cross trained individuals due to their openness to partake in morally questionable activities. Married sales reps sleeping with physicians and lab staff for cases seemed to be the only standard my region had. Sexual Harassment: Rampant in my territory. Management would turn a blind eye. Sales reps would wine and dine doctors multiple times a week against policy and then follow it by taking the doctor to the strip club. It comes as no surprise with encouraged activities like these from senior sales reps that when covering these physicians, they see no probably grabbing your butt in a case because who would you complain to? The guy who took the physician to a strip club!? Very shady. Harassment: Constant degrading from senior sales reps and management. Sr sales reps would throw clinicals under the bus constantly to protect their own butts. Furthermore they would belittle them while stealing the clinicals efforts as their own to win physician approval. Disclaimer: I’m sure not every region is like this.

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2.0
15 Jun 2026
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Pros

• Strong brand and market position • Talented individual contributors and subject matter experts sprinkled throughout the organization • Opportunity to work on products that impact many patients

Cons

These comments reflect experience within Abbott Diabetes Care. • Culture can feel political and risk-averse, with difficult issues often addressed indirectly rather than transparently • Decision-making is slowed by multiple layers of management, many of whom appear focused more on managing upward than enabling teams and execution • Long-tenured management structures can create limited accountability, discourage new ideas, and make modernization difficult • Some leadership styles feel hierarchical and dismissive of dissenting viewpoints, making it risky to challenge the status quo • Strategic thinking and decision authority are concentrated among a relatively small group of senior leaders, creating bottlenecks and limiting innovation • Office environments and ways of working often feel outdated compared to more modern organizations • Organizational responsiveness can be frustratingly low. Routine requests, decisions, and communications often require multiple follow-ups, creating unnecessary delays and reducing accountability • Promotions and performance assessments often lack transparency, leading employees to question whether advancement is based on impact, visibility, DEI, or internal relationships • Employees navigating significant career or life transitions may experience varying levels of support, visibility, and development opportunities, making career continuity and progression feel less predictable than they should be

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