AVOID AVOID AVOID Worcester!! - Anonymous employee AbbVie Employee Review

1.0
20 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Commute is much easier than other Boston-area biotechs.

Cons

VICIOUS company politics, especially within engineering. Stale company culture, driven by long-service staff whose only qualification is starting with the old BASF back in the 90s. No leadership, management or people skills at all! Career opportunities are not merit-based but based solely on who you know and who your friends are. Ditto with merit raises - new focus on core behaviors being used by management as a tool to reward friends and punish perceive threats regardless of actual performance. All decisions based on company politics, nobody even pretends to look at facts. Actual high performers are either actively job hunting or already left. Pay is very poor compared to other companies. Even the cafeteria food is awful and overpriced. DON'T RISK IT - avoid this place!

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