AbbVie Reviews

Pros

really good culture, great benefits and very innovative environment

Cons

none, defintiely Great Place to Work!

Pros

very good company to work in

Cons

good in every departments no cons at all

Advice to Management

nothing at all

Pros

relatively good salary and benefits.

Cons

no work life balance, strong nepotism and discrimination!

Advice to Management

change management and hr in Ireland!

Pros

Shift allowance Overtime pay Teamwork is good

Cons

Rarely get out of work on time Very disorganised Lack of communication

Advice to Management

Work on cons

Pros

Good people very willing to help each other. Benefits Ok. Monthly Friday treat. Big emphasis on Health and Safety. Subsidised canteen with great chef.

Cons

Very lean site under resourced in many areas. Run like a generic Pharma company where every thing is about lower cost. Work life balance is not good. High staff turnover.

Pros

Amazing company and team with a strong culture changes in Infrastructure from the new leadership with a strong technical vision (from Associate Director and Up) - with a bias to action. The VP's and Sr. D's all want to see the teams thrive and we are seeing recognition for our work. We are finally getting rid of some of the dead weight - and driving new culture and architectures like SD-WAN, CNF and Data. A number of promotions in EA & Engineering of strong technologists who put the patient at the center of what we do - and this past year the new management is finally cleaning out the deadweight who have held us back for years. We are building a whole new platform with some amazing new technologies and the chief technologists 3 year strategy will drive more automation and giving us time to work with the new tech (instead of relying on consultants). Amazing emerging technology pipeline that will revolutionize IT @ AbbVie.

Cons

Some of the group is having a hard time with 2019 change (mainly those that should be worried) but I admit I was nervous too. That said the new 2019 leadership team in the combined ea/tech/infra group is helping drive through change and being empathic / respectful to everyone's needs giving everyone a chance. The fact is some people aren't making the "cut" and some house cleaning is happening. People are worried about RIF's with Allergan and the implementation of Automation, but there is so much work ahead that we need to trust leadership has our backs.

Advice to Management

Don't shy away from challenging the status quo, you are making a difference driving benefits to our patients - in times of change people fear the worst and hope for the best - look past it and drive with your strong technical leadership team who cares about the people. Don't let us fall back into the old ways. BTW Make sure we continue to have the employee engineers / architects do the new stuff learning from the consultants. Most of us couldn't be prouder to be part of BTS and Infra/TechDev.

Pros

Salary and benefits are good.

Cons

Risk averse so decisions are difficult to obtain. Resourcing a challenge as company not willing to ‘spend money to make money’. Alpha dominance and disrespect considered ‘good leadership’ and this is getting worse .

Advice to Management

Have another look at your own behaviors and how managers are living them.

Pros

Benefits are quite impressive, including pension. The building is evolving and modernizing. There are several long-term employees who started at Abbott who stayed on when Abbvie became independent. The level of science is high, resulting in getting much needed products to patients. Very diverse work force and many opportunities for all. Salaries align with fair market value in the state.

Cons

It depends on what group you are in to determine the workload that is expected of you. Other reviews claim a good work/life balance while my experience and that of colleagues proves otherwise. Working at home after hours and weekends is necessary to meet deadlines. I heard of at least one employee who routinely stays until 1:00 AM to complete their work while another co-worker claimed they are working much harder than they did in a academic job, which are notoriously demanding. Scientists conduct experiments but don't have time to document them in the electronic notebook. The salary is good but you will work for it at the expense of personal time.

Advice to Management

Management is not monolithic. Before accepting a job at Abbvie, do your research on the group where you will be working.