Sad to see the negative progression - Sales Abbott Employee Review

1.0
27 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are very good people still there, even after mass exodus of highly talented employees over the last 2 years

Cons

The upper management continuously acknowledges the significant issues with morale, waning confidence in company, regressing compensation, training deficiencies, and lack of upper mobility confidence. They promise change and improvements in order to placate the masses, but things stay the same or get worse. More good people are continuing to leave because the faith is gone. Names on office doors can change- but nothing else does. Employees are making less money while tasked with more, opportunities for advancement are earmarked for upper management's friends while truly talented people are not given opportunity. Employees have been pushed out when they have raised concerns or "challenged" upper management, not allowed to transfer to other divisions because of spite, targeted because of raising concerns, or threatened termination/terminated for reasons that do not seem ethical and seem manufactured. People are fearful of retaliation when bringing up concerns because they have seen first hand what the culture is. The terms "keep your head down" and "don't call attention" are used way to often -when they should be influenced instead to speak up and share ideas. "targeting" has been seen and witnessed way too often and it is a shame that this is being communicated to both new and tenured employees. This used to be a company that people never wanted to leave and coveted to be able to work for. The current culture is one of fear, uneasiness, and doubt.

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Cons

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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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