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Richard A. Gonzalez
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Pros
work life balance and flexible work time (in 76 reviews)
Great benefits - great cheap food at the cafes (in 44 reviews)
Cons
Work-life balance is kinda limited (in 64 reviews)
No work life and balance unless you are working in the office, you will be stuck here on weekends when its needed which can be alot sometimes (in 13 reviews)
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"Strong patient and change focus"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AbbVie full-time
Pros
Patients really at the heart of everything. Some great people working to keep AbbVie ahead of the game.
Cons
Not always agile - sometimes a bit bureaucratic
Advice to Management
Continue to trust you have good people and expertise around you.
AbbVie 2017-09-14 06:41 PDT![AbbVie Logo]()
"employee > 8 years service"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at AbbVie full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Consistently achieves great place to work accolades top Irish Pharma companies
Cons
Alot of travel required for certain jobs
AbbVie 2017-07-20 07:38 PDT![AbbVie Logo]()
"Great company but great GM lost to the competition."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AbbVie full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Good working environment.
Huge transformation in working culture in the last 3-years.
Definitely on the right track but LOE on big product to manage.Cons
Losing the U.K. GM was a MASSIVE loss to Abbvie.
If the company are really serious about having the top leadership talent on board, he should never have been allowed to leave Abbvie...Advice to Management
Ensure you don't lose our best people!!!
AbbVie 2017-07-19 08:11 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Difficult middle management"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at AbbVie full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Difficult to find a positive
Cons
Too much politics and
Advice to Management
Don't lose the best people to "office politics"
AbbVie 2017-07-20 07:25 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Could be so much better...."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at AbbVie full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Great people across the affiliate
Truly trying to put the patient at the centre of everything they do
Great UK Office - inspires creativity and innovationCons
Horrendous work life balance for certain functions that just was not ever acknowleged or addressed
Promotions go to the wrong people and regularly are just announced without being advertised internally
Not agile despite trying to shed previous Abbott "big pharma" roots - too many layers of process and decision makeing to get even the smallest things doneAdvice to Management
Challenge directors and senior managers to really invest in developing people. I regularly did not have managers taking any interest in my development for year-long periods. Does not make you feel valued.
Better diagnose the work-life balance issues in certain functions and address this with increased headcount
Take interest in why long-servers are leaving. I worked for Abbott/Abbvie for more than 8 years and didnt even have a leavers discussion/interviewAbbVie 2017-06-21 15:05 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Field Sales Role"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at AbbVie (More than 5 years)
Pros
Blockbuster drug, strong pipeline, some highly-skilled and experienced employees, great office and canteen, attractive pension scheme (final-salary for existing employees only), private healthcare, well-staffed and resourced, great IT equipment provided.
Cons
Far too many egos, too much bureaucracy, unfair pay, poor bonus potential, mid-level management not great, lack-of transparency, people 'disappear' with no explanation!
Advice to Management
More fairness and consistency in financial reward and pay. Be transparent with people on the ground and listen to them. Get rid of the 'dead wood' that is dragging down the culture and address the 'big egos' that are halting innovation and growth.
AbbVie 2017-04-27 13:12 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Sincere efforts to be the best, commercially and culturally"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AbbVie full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Inclusive, welcoming and emotionally intelligent culture. Stated and demonstrated ethos of patient centricity. Honest efforts to take feedback and change accordingly. Committed to developing people and helping them to grow.
Cons
Heavy workload. Individual success more dependent on personal relationships than work excellence. Inconsistency in how some flexible working processes are applied which leads to distrust. Career opportunities limited unless you can relocate.
Advice to Management
Drive for consistency and don't assume that what you are telling your directors and managers to do is actually being done. Life is not being lived the same way in all teams but strong feeling that to speak up puts your own head on the line.
AbbVie 2017-03-03 09:44 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Good organisation but very difficult mid managers"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at AbbVie full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Diversified tasks, not very monotonous.
Cons
IMHO, before joining this organisation, one must seriously consider learning how to deal with difficult personalities who are in the mid level of organisation, especially in the Abbvie , UK. These personalities will never allow you to grow, in fact they are negative energies to the organisation.
Advice to Management
Adopt a 360 degree feedback and value voice from all levels of hierarchy, not just supervisors alone. Certainly, there are old school habits and few of them even criticize others openly.
AbbVie 2017-02-24 14:15 PST![AbbVie Logo]()
"MSL"
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Pros
all for one abbvie, very friendly, casual
Cons
a bit conservative not pay enoug
AbbVie 2016-12-04 16:30 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Medical affairs"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at AbbVie full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Nice building, opportunity to work with a blockbuster drug.
Cons
Blame culture often falls onto medical. The way is also less then industry standard. Main drug losing patent soon. Opaque reward and renumeration method.
Advice to Management
Support the team members better. More collaborative working required.
AbbVie 2016-11-22 16:34 PST
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