Worst place ever to work in - Manufacturing Technician Abbott Employee Review

1.0
19 Aug 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Free fruits with discounted milk products.

Cons

Management have poor understanding of timelines and complexity of issues. Likes to micro manage. Initiatives were poorly thought out with very little resource support. Operations and culture may look good on paper but reality faces many quality and safety risks on the ground. Management is only interested in declaring achievements too soon only to realize that some projects actually failed to deliver due to unrealistic timelines. People are badly pressured to work 24 7 and randomly assigned into newly vacated positions with no training at all just to plug operational gaps and be the blame guy for it. If you look at turnover, it's been 20% annually. Very high for a global organisation. Low annual salary raise.

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Cons

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Pros

Strong brand recognition and leadership position in diabetes technology. * Opportunity to work with innovative products that positively impact patients’ lives. * Talented and dedicated colleagues across many functions. * Competitive compensation and benefits

Cons

Leadership quality varies significantly across departments, with some areas experiencing challenges related to communication and transparency * Expectations and role priorities can shift without sufficient communication or alignment, making it difficult for employees to understand how success is measured * Employees may not always receive consistent coaching, support, or constructive feedback needed for professional growth. * Some teams may experience a culture that feels fear-based rather than collaborative (Market Access) * Concerns raised by employees may not always be addressed through direct, productive dialogue. * In certain groups, the work environment can feel exclusionary or politically driven, limiting opportunities for meaningful collaboration.

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