Abbott Labs – “Good place to start out your career.”

Pros

Opportunity for growth, stable company, good benefits, work life balance* and training & development opportunities.

Cons

Pay is a bit lower than that of competitors (depends on what level you come in), work life balance - as long as noone needs anything from you, layers upon layers on management, highly political evironment.

Advice to Senior Management

Being a risk taking company can be expensive - but being a me-too company doesn't attrack top talent either - there needs to be a balance.