A job you take for the benefits more than anything else and with little else to offer - Food Technologist Abbott Employee Review

2.0
14 Nov 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits & helpful support staff. Pay is fair (don't be afraid to ask for more / signing bonus). Columbus is a nice area to live in with many things to do. Company genuinely appears to want you to be healthy, offering whole host of ergonomic options from day one & an onsite gym.

Cons

A very inefficient company that fails to get work done due to lack of communication and a perverse desire to keep all information to oneself. As a new hire I was unable to get almost any training. The work was uninteresting with no real opportunity to innovate or decide the order that tasks were done. While people were not unfriendly very few people (aside from those I was hired with) were actually willing to get to know me (so it definitely could be a lonely place for less outgoing individuals). A very cumbersome hierarchy makes for an working environment that is at best slow and at worst maddeningly difficult when decisions are passed from one manager to the next (I had 2 formal levels to go through with an option of a third). The hiring practices are misleading, they commonly hire more people than are needed and then let a portion of them go (yes I was one of those). Please be aware that the position may be less permanent than you think (at least at the entry level).

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
15 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

• Strong brand and market position • Talented individual contributors and subject matter experts sprinkled throughout the organization • Opportunity to work on products that impact many patients

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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