Abbott reviews

Where to start... incredibly toxic work environment (managers feel comfortable mocking employees for taking time off) zero work from home policy with no plans to change, they work you from sunup to sun down, buildings are outdated, and everything is one big political cesspool. Not a good place to be if you want to move up in one specific department - you have to hop around a lot (or wait forever to be promoted). To note, I have heard that the sales teams are the opposite and actually nice to work for, but every other department I encountered had the same gripes. There continues to be a mass exodus from my department.

In regard to my experience with HR at Abbott... I received a call from HR in September of 2020. HR asked if I was working in the office, and I replied that I was working from the hospital, as my wife was dying and I needed to be by her. I stressed that I was able to successfully work from the hospital. The HR person didn’t seem to care, but just said “you need to be in the office, there’s no exception.” I pleaded again that my wife was dying and I needed to be with her, and that my manager said it was OK to work from the hospital as she said I was just as effective. But again it fell on deaf ears. I believe this shows no empathy and a lack of emotional intelligence. My wife passed away a few weeks later.