Abbott in the UAE - Anonymous employee Abbott Employee Review

3.0
Jun 29, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is fair and benefits are fantastic.

Cons

The leadership in the company lacks morals and ethics. This reflects on their decision-making, how the company is run and how people are managed. Heavy workload for lower level employees. They do not respect work life balance. Employees are encouraged/expected to work long hours. They make sudden decisions and promote incompetent people just because they have tenure or they rubbed someone in higher mgt. the right way. Leadership is weak, but very well paid. Management is focused on keeping their heads low, staying out of trouble, and protecting their budgets. Plenty of incompetent managers. Head-counts decreased or put on hold, although doing well financially. Work environment is typical of Big Pharma. Drink the Kool-Aid and get along with everyone and you should do fine. “(What can we do?)” This is a typical response by my superior - she would rather avoid decision-making, controversy and doing the right thing, in order to preserve her own job. She lacks the backbone.

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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of senior leaders, creating bottlenecks and limiting innovation • Office environments and ways of working often feel outdated compared to more modern organizations • Organizational responsiveness can be frustratingly low.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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