Toxic management drives longterm employee away - Senior Specialist Abbott Employee Review

3.0
Dec 9, 2024
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Pros

Started career at Abbott , Irving, TX site and did well for the duration of 8 years with plenty of opportunities for growth and networking , along with excellent benefits. Easy to get promoted or move around depending on employees work interested.

Cons

Moved under new management, who started micromanaging, controlling and started jeopardizing employees outlook to management. Managers need to be trained and provided enough support to lead a team. Toxic culture to work longer than expected hours but do not want to pay for the same. A merger 2% base pay increase with excellent merit and no work life balance at all. Post pandemic, removed all work flexibility options with any requests to be signed off by CEO. High turnover leading to upper management setting unrealistic timeliness and deadlines. It's always panic friday.

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5.0
Jul 18, 2026
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Pros

You have a good job security and career growth

Cons

Ideally pay scale starts low but they are open for negotiations as most of the companies

2.0
Jun 15, 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of senior leaders, creating bottlenecks and limiting innovation • Office environments and ways of working often feel outdated compared to more modern organizations • Organizational responsiveness can be frustratingly low.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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