No real brand management or strategy. If you want brand experience stay away! - Brand Manager Abbott Employee Review

1.0
Apr 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Employees are friendly, good location, cafeteria is inexpensive, free parking, and an on-site workout facility.

Cons

Bad work plans, not empowering, no strategy for the future, no real brand management, top down management, very bad work/life balance, work is not rewarding, and no real actionable innovation. No training to speak of and leadership has a high amount of discord, separation, and back stabbing. Extremely high turnover as people last very little across roles especially in marketing. Promised great and challenging brand work and work/life balance which are all far from the reality and truth. No diversity to speak of especially above manager level. Do not accept relocation unless you plan to stay 3 years as they ask you to sign a 3 year agreement and do not tell you the cost of the relocation until after it is complete and you get a tax record but that is not all encompassing and they will have almost 50% not reported there which you do not find out about until you put in 2 weeks notice. They also will bend the rules for some and not for others, and "others" tend to be diverse. They have an entire internal relocation collections department that is fully staffed to collect relocation from departing employees.

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Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

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2.0
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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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