Would Not Recommend - old school and out of touch - Senior Manager Abbott Employee Review

1.0
Feb 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- high base salary - good medical benefits, there are other benefits that look good but everything is a service model so it's very difficult to navigate and there is no real HR to go to because it's an HR Service model only really. So it's very difficult to navigate.

Cons

- They do have good medical benefits, but not good parental leave benefits compared to companies. 2 weeks paid for fathers, 8 weeks paid for mothers. - employees only stay because they're on a pension plan, which stopped around 2023. So nobody wants to change and nobody will leave, it's a very top heavy workforce with old practices. - No vision, buying companies for IP and then selling at a good price with no real innovation The list could continue, if you're ok with just showing up and pushing paper around, and I mean actual paper because they are the ones keeping dunder mifflin in business, then this is the company for you.

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Staff were really friendly, one of the nicest ever Mentor was engaged and wanted to help me learn new things

Cons

Work I was doing was a bit tedious and not too sure if it helped my career goals

3.0
Mar 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work in high stakes projects with large scopes. The pace is slower than startups, leading to better work life balance. You get access to really talented colleagues and seniors who you can learn a lot from as a beginner. Culture is very supportive and friendly. People are cooperative. You will make good friends here. They have good benefits including tuition, 401K match, stock options. They had pension until recently but have done away with it.

Cons

You are a small cog in a large machine, so it is easy to go unnoticed. It seems like career moves on a fixed timeline for most people, so working too hard doesn't necessarily reward you with a promotion, even on high stakes projects. Contractors are NOT easily converted to full time and it takes most people 3+ years to convert. They will not sponsor H1B for first time, but if you already have one, they may file for transfer, this turns away new international grads. Pay is lower than other med dev companies. Each role has defined pay levels and they will try to sell you the lowest one.

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