The people you directly work with matter at Abbott. - Direct Sales Representative Abbott Employee Review

5.0
Mar 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I worked for St. Jude and got acquired by Abbott a few years back. The acquisition did not change the culture in the field, which in my experience has been full of superiors and colleagues who genuinely want to help you and do well. I am in the field and my job entails covering surgical cases and selling to physicians. The pay is great, and working with patients everyday gives meaning to your work. My manager has followed through on everything he promised me and always allowed me to lead the direction of my career. Abbott is a much bigger company than St. Jude, and you can tell that we now have more resources to drive business with things like R&D and marketing.

Cons

I've heard that not every territory is run the same and some are not as good as the one I work with. Also, since getting swallowed up by a larger company, there are a little more bureaucratic annoyances like constant online modules and more approvals for expensing certain things. But this is just because Abbott wants to make sure they are ethical.

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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of senior leaders, creating bottlenecks and limiting innovation • Office environments and ways of working often feel outdated compared to more modern organizations • Organizational responsiveness can be frustratingly low.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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