How would you describe the work culture at Abbott?

I am considering an opportunity at Abbott after being contacted by a recruiter. The recruiter told me work/life balance at Abbott is above average in the industry. Any opinions from those who already work for Abbott?

 

Depends upon the function:

- IT - nasty toxic culture, need to suck up to survive
- Quality - lower quality standards, hide problems, and you can skate free (if you raise quality issues, you will be harassed and forced out)
- Operations: you have to be one of the old boys club and you will survive

Overall, the less you do, the more you socialize with powerful people, the higher you will get

And, if you are a people manager, crush your team down, and suck up to your boss - that will get you ahead

 

Don't forget a wage scale in IT that hasn't been updated since the early 2000s. But also don't forget you have the privilege of working at the all mighty Abbott!

 

Is the position pension eligible? Are some jobs with pension benefits and some jobs not? That always confuses me.

 

One star out of five.

 

And that's just the bathrooms, disgusting and not fit for human use.

 

they do be servin some good pancakes tho

 

If I had a crepe for every time I've heard that....

 

^^^^^^ This guy knows something ^^^^^^

 

like a wet salad on a hot driveway

 

More like throwing a hotdog down a hallway.

 

frying eggs on a driveway

 

Leadership uses this analogy to describe women they can’t stand that are in their “breeding years”

 

Pure class

 

Leadership? Doesn’t exist here.

 

Anybody know where I can get a nice stack of pancakes near Abbott Park? Sometimes I just gotta have some at lunch to make it through the day.

 

Remember when Abbott spun off Abbvie? Turns out that little Ricky had been lying about his education for years. No degree. This does not mean he was not a good leader, but Miles just told everyone in the company to shut up about the lie. So if the average employee did this they would be fired instantly. Good old boys...

 

They're revoking work from home privileges, so....not great?

 

Agreed. We don't have leadership. We have management.