Corporate to the core, don't even try to have a career unless you're at headquarters - Anonymous employee Abbott Employee Review

2.0
14 Mar 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

- The products they make truly do change lives. I trust their products and still use them. - Work life balance is decent.

Cons

- Bureaucracy - Ladder-climbing and backstabbing - Low salary (about half of market rate in my field) - Slow to no promotions if you're not at headquarters - No transparency - Difficult to transfer to other teams despite it being technically encouraged by higher-ups (no manager wants to let people leave their team)

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Pros

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Cons

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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of senior leaders, creating bottlenecks and limiting innovation • Office environments and ways of working often feel outdated compared to more modern organizations • Organizational responsiveness can be frustratingly low.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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