Pros
As of November 2016 three are lots of open positions at mid-management level in many countries. The company is open to relocate employees with the appropriate skills. No "pointing fingers" culture, non-authoritative management, there's overall very good relationship between peers, up & down the management chain in all divisions Many employees remaining in the company have 10+ years of experience, meaning there's load of knowledge to tap on. Good non-salary benefits, eg gym on many facilities, car leasing & home loans @ lower rates Nice head-office (Sydney) with loads of space. Flexible work-hours
Cons
Relocation to other countries receive a one-time relocation bonus to cover 2-3 months of settling down. Salaries are readjusted to the local currency, so one might actually lose salary depending on exchange rates. Abbott has been playing corporate chess, buying and selling large companies creating a snowball effect of day to day operations. As a consequence, employees have ridiculous hours (50-60+ /week at least 2/3 of the time) due to major transformations, lack of proper processes and not enough staff. On top of this, lots of outsourcing happened in the last 3 years. More than 2/3 of local back-office and 1/3 commercial employees were fired (displaced is the jargon used) and replaced with cheaper workers in India & Philipines. Due to this, morale is low and although older employees are approachable and helpful they are also tired and demotivated or just simply passive. This situation will continue in 2017 as Abbott just bought ST Jude, a very large healthcare company with large presence in Australia and many countries. Career path is not clear and one can stay in the same job on the same salary for many years with no more than CPI readjustments. (allowances are not CPI readjusted). Senior management plays communication by the Corporate book which is very USA oriented and not culturally adequate for Australia. Most employees don't believe on what upper management says.