disastrous culture and stagnant leadership - Anonymous employee Abbott Employee Review

1.0
24 May 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

lumpsum vacation , tracked on an excel spreadsheet

Cons

news about contaminated baby formula was not surprising . this company schedules so many audits but all these audits are so scripted and some of these audits are paid (to renew their certificates) so it’s only fitting that the findings are in favor. leadership only wants to hear positive stuff, they are passive and not interested in problems that happen on the floor and the assembly line, and why would they have this attitude you ask, many of them are not in even qualified for the position they sit on, most have found their way because they knew the right people or were in the right circle. many have been in their roles for really long, so they continue doing what they do without any enhancements to the process. hence the process is very very stagnant. New comer wanting to implement enhancements at par with the outside industry are discouraged , change is impossible because the reply is this how “the process is and would like to continue it.” and what's worse is everyone has their own recipe, how does one standardize it then, to top all this nightmare they have so much paperwork with lots of gray areas. when asked to iron out the ambiguous nature of the gray area, the reply was the gray area was necessary to get by audits using the power of language. Until the culture is fixed and qualified personnel’s are hired incidents like tainted formula will occur. their other products are in the same forms as well. In fact customer survey and their rating was 0. All that good stuff you hear from news and media is all part of their branding strategy, and they spend huge dollars on their branding campaigns.

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5.0
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Cons

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2.0
15 Jun 2026
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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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