Abbott IT - IT Professional Abbott Employee Review

1.0
Oct 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Short term job until you are eliminated - gives you a chance to polish your resume, gain experience and look for a more rewarding job

Cons

Abbott has been shedding IT personnel for years and outsourcing their jobs starting with those with the most pension seniority. Expect pensions to be phased out. Management is totally focused on their bonuses which are multiples of their salaries. Projects never fail (see bonus above). Statistics are massaged to provide the desired results (see bonus above). The work environment is toxic as you never know from week to week whether or not you will have a job. Creativity is either plagiarized to killed Managers are abusive - they scream in your face that you're lucky to have a job and you had better fall in line Manager/Employee affairs are blatant - not that we care what you're doing just hold up your end of the job. The IT attitude towards women is mysogynistic, particularly, but not exclusively, from Indians and Muslims; women are definitely the 76% in Abbott IT.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Team is supportive and great to work here. lot of freedom and no micromanagement.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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