Abbott reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,412 total reviews)
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Robert Ford

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Abbott has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,412 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Abbott employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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9K reviews
2.0
Mar 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and vacation days. Profit sharing and good work life balance depending on division. If you can be a pushover and be willing to relocate you can make it to a manger role in 3 years.

Cons

I want this review to be as honest as I can make it....Not sure why everyone is saying that pay is great because it’s not. I have never been a sales rep for a company whose at plan commission is about 22,000 a year. Not a quarter or a half, per year! And not to mention it’s only paid out twice! Sales reps should be money Monivated so to underpay then and reduce the frequency of pay is a bad formula. Next, everyone act like this pension is the greatest thing since sliced bread and it is if you stick with the company for 30 years. News flash, the market has changed. Most people are not going to be with on or two companies their whole life like the baby boomers. So essentially all you are doing is getting money taken out of your pay check to fund somethingg you will probably see little to none of unless you work for 15 plus years. Last, If you are a sales rep you will be micromanaged in to the ground. You’ll have a ride along every 2-3 weeks and calls every week. Some people will lose business because of their manager

3.0
Mar 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation (401k, bonus, cash profit sharing,) Parent company (Abbott) is strong Opportunities to relocate to field offices or even international positions Great work experience for the resume Opportunities for career growth if you work hard

Cons

Old-school style managers LOTS of politics Layoffs occur every ~2 years Little flexibility in hours and working from home Culture often requires you to work nights and weekends to complete projects. Lots of 'firedrills' CEO is great but management at Nutrition headquarters is subpar.

3.0
Mar 7, 2018

Great brands, poorly run

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great brands, good pay, good training, and a broad spectrum of opportunities

Cons

Abbott is a pretty hierarchical organization and it's a very short term focused organization. It is all about the quarterly earnings which results in spending cuts, rash decisions, and business disruption. Current leadership is running a very good company the wrong way and it is sad to see.

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