Pays the bills - Anonymous employee AbbVie Employee Review

3.0
12 Mar 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits Pays well for the work which is done

Cons

Only one product and all focus is on improving that, for the next 3 years, at the expense of any other product. The management is clueless. Goals change every few months. Near-impossible to move around.

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Pros

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Cons

Your experience is almost entirely dictated by your managers. Adherence to official policies is super variable. Site is relatively siloed from the rest of the company, top-heavy, and academic. Too many PhDs, not enough entry level development to support projects and execution. Sometimes a lack of clear leadership or direction and bizarre "old school" pharma opaque communication. Very limited, once yearly opportunities for promotion. Bizarre pay /compensation penalties for taking parental leave that saddles two different calendar years.

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