Overworked and Underpaid - Postmarket Surveillance Analyst Abbott Employee Review

3.0
Jan 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As an overall company, Abbott does right by their employees. They will support you when emergencies happen and generally have your back. The vastness of the company allows for a relatively smooth transition between sites, cities, states, countries. The technology is groundbreaking and, from my experience, diversity is valued and represented.

Cons

Abbott gives nearly free reign to their various divisions and the VPs and directors of various departments. If you get stuck with a bad VP or director, your career progression comes to a halt. Those situations are lead to being incredibly overworked while being vastly underpaid, but a blind eye turned to to the expectation of 40 hours/week. I became accustomed to 15 hours/day, with the sometimes off day on weekends, with no additional compensation, no basic appreciation, and no faith that my career would progress. This is very department-based and management-based.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Team is supportive and great to work here. lot of freedom and no micromanagement.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Recommend
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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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