Toxic work environment - Medical Writer AbbVie Employee Review

1.0
2 Aug 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Money is really pretty competitive

Cons

Bosses do not support employees. Instead of leadership working with leadership in other departments who have direct reports who work with their own direct reports, they come down hard on their own direct report, blaming them for everything that goes wrong in a project. Bosses are spineless and frightened of other people’s bosses and take the easy way out. This place is full of bullying managers who won’t speak up to other managers. Example: I have a project I need input on from department X. That department is unresponsive. I chase and chase and still no response. I tell my manager they don’t respond and instead of my manager telling the department x manager that their employee is unresponsive, my manager tells me to chase harder and if they continue to be unresponsive, it’s my fault. My failure. Something my end of year bonus rides on. How dare I not get a response from them. I just have to deal with it. Reflect on it. Do better. In other words I get bullied by my boss.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

Loving atmosphere, great benefits, one of the best companies to work for.

Cons

High expectations, lack of empathy from upper management, people are extremely entitled.

4.0
8 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Not bad as pharma companies go. Relatively good job security. A lot of lovely, smart and hard working people. Benefits team are generally receptive and benefits have improved. Less likely to lay people off than other pharma/biotech.

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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