Abbott reviews about "leadership"

Poor leadership, no direction for new employees., High turnover. When I started the department had a constant turnover of engineers and techs due to incompetent Managers. Employees that should be mentoring the new employees in that dept weaponizes their knowledge & experience to protect their own jobs. No recognition for accomplishments, sexism exists there the same opportunities not available for female engineers as well as for males. Company too large, needs more corporate regulation in place at Minnesota sites especially Minnetonka,MN and St.Paul locations.

Worst life balance, bad leadership

Leadership quality varies significantly across departments, with some areas experiencing challenges related to communication and transparency * Expectations and role priorities can shift without sufficient communication or alignment, making it difficult for employees to understand how success is measured * Employees may not always receive consistent coaching, support, or constructive feedback needed for professional growth. * Some teams may experience a culture that feels fear-based rather than collaborative (Market Access) * Concerns raised by employees may not always be addressed through direct, productive dialogue. * In certain groups, the work environment can feel exclusionary or politically driven, limiting opportunities for meaningful collaboration.

1. Poor work life balance — In some teams, people are not set up to succeed. My department was largely comprised of contract associates doing the same job that I was doing as a full time employee of Abbott. The stated expectation was generally that contract employees could only work 40 hours per week. As a full time employee I was told it was an expectation for me to work more than 40 hours per week regularly due to our department structure. Logging in to work every Saturday or Sunday was standard expectation to manage the workload. 2. Poor culture — Be prepared for the chance that you might work with some very difficult people who can get away with mistreatment of others just because they have worked at Abbott a long time and have always gotten away with their behaviors. I had an uncooperative internal stakeholder to deal with. In spite of me working hard to please her, she often complained and was unreasonable, including issuing a complaint about me sending her multiple emails after 4:30 p.m. Leadership was rarely willing to help confront this behavior. 3. Poor management - If you have a toxic manager, you’re pretty much stuck dealing with it. I had a manager who was unprofessional, and borderline bullying at times. I never said anything about it to anyone because the culture is such that you’ll be labeled a complainer and they will look for reasons to get rid of you. 4. Lack of flexibility — I understand the value of working in an office, but Abbott’s rigid rules for being in office were over the top. Mid-2020 during pandemic I was told to go back to the office to work. I would sit in my cube on a desolate floor, maybe seeing another person or two all day, and not even anyone I worked with. Post-pandemic, a weekly work from home day was permitted, but it had to be reapproved quarterly by leadership and it had to be same day every week. On top of this, in my department, Wednesday couldn’t be chosen as a day to work offsite. Very limiting, old school views on where you can work.

I don’t know if I have enough room to list them all - cons may vary by division. I specifically would avoid Diabetes Care at any cost. Awful leadership from executives down to people managers, zero accountability, managers severely play favorites including for raises, promotions, learning gigs, and team transitions. Annual merit increases are far below inflation rates. Mandatory 5 days in office, no flexibility. Limited room for career growth. Bonuses are dependent on company performance but don’t drop at an equivalent rate of goal completion. Culture has disappeared in the last 3 years, it’s everyone for themselves. I could go on and on but long story short is: don’t work here.