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Abbott Labs
3.4 of 5 399 reviews
www.abbott.com Abbott Park, IL 5000+ Employees

Abbott Labs Reviews

Updated Jun 14, 2013
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3.4 399 reviews

                             

80% Approve of the CEO

Abbott Labs Chairman and CEO Miles D. White

Miles D. White

(256 ratings)

70% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Good place to work but a bit slow

Manager (Former Employee)
Abbott Park, IL

I worked at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 7 years

ProsSteady financials, good pay and benefits, many job opportunities, good work-life balence especially with young kids

ConsCulture is slow on decisions and actions. Hierarcal, don't expect to make decisions

Advice to Senior ManagementFocus on changing the culture after the split, not expanding

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Ok company. Good job until change

Sales Representative (Current Employee)
Newark, NJ

I have been working at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 10 years

ProsEasy typical sales job. Expect the same

ConsAdministrative nightmare. Paperwork is insane

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Great company

District Sales Manager (Former Employee)

I worked at Abbott Labs full-time for more than a year

ProsVery dynamic leadership, i.e changes very frequently.

ConsLack of a pipeline to secure continuity.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Class A Company with Room for Advancement

Pharmaceutical Representative (Former Employee)
Knoxville, TN

I worked at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 7 years

ProsOffers excellent training opportunities available

ConsNone to speak of actually

Advice to Senior ManagementContinue to grow the pipeline

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Satisfactory

Senior Quality Engineer (Current Employee)
Menlo Park, CA

I have been working at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGood benefits with competitive work environment.

ConsAverage compensation with tremendous work load.

Advice to Senior ManagementNeed to be more decisive and conducive to motivate the sub-ordinate.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great Intern Program

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Abbott Labs

Prosgood location and good compensation,

Conscompany is going through a split

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Hard working well paid employees

Manager (Current Employee)
Europa, MO

I have been working at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 7 years

ProsMotivated employees
Good compensation package
Before separaion nice organizational culture

ConsOld fashion company with far cat management

Advice to Senior ManagementBe faster and execute

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Downsizing in US

Manager (Former Employee)
Santa Clara, CA

I worked at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 10 years

ProsPay, benefits, equities, 401k, pension, tuition reimbursement. Very good stewards of company resources. Overall nice people. If you work in an emerging market the sky is the limit.

ConsVery political, people afraid to make decisions, less training available, not opening new locations and downsizing in US. Top heavy with upper management. Culture and values not "lived".

Advice to Senior ManagementInvest in the US workforce. Walk the values talk.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Gone x 4000

IT Professional (Former Employee)
Chicago, IL

I worked at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGreat products, dedicated employees - those who are left.

ConsThe changes never end, work was constant turmoil. The last 5 years have seen employees replaced with cheap, untrained contract help yet management compensation soars.

Advice to Senior ManagementPrune management from top to bottom - you are tripping all over yourselves, interfering and impeding those who actually have something to do.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Never ending change

Engineer (Former Employee)
Chicago, IL

I worked at Abbott Labs full-time for more than 10 years

ProsAbbott was a great learning experience and provided a chance to try new things. They are well financed and open to new ideas.

ConsToo much change at one time leads to uncoordinated projects, delays, impacts to customers, and product quality, all of which can be avoided with proper project management.

Advice to Senior ManagementYes project management is an additional overhead cost, but invest in it now and your long term costs and impacts will be minimized.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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