Would not recommend. Pension isn’t worth being miserable - Anonymous employee AbbVie Employee Review

2.0
Jun 25, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay and bonus are pretty good, benefits, pension

Cons

Golden handcuffs and pension keep the same old people and management there for decades. No flexibility for working remotely. Upload vax card and get back in the office 5 days a week! Be ready to lose good talent younger than Gen X to companies more forward thinking who actually listen to what employees want. Toxic and bullying environment to meet the extremely high sales goals. It seems even the compliance folks are paid off by commercial to keep their mouths shut about shady practices.

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