Changing and Regressing - Sales Representative AbbVie Employee Review

1.0
10 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Generous vacation, new company holidays, skinmedica and Botox perks

Cons

Big Pharma had created new culture rich in metrics focus, lack of focus and fear. Pressure from top is creating trackers, micromanagement and questionable practices. Clear and courageous doesn’t exist. It’s old school pharma from the 1990’s. Close on every call- patients aren’t really the North Star when the products cost too much.

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