Company for desperate people - QC Analyst AbbVie Employee Review

1.0
13 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

If you survive here, you survive everywhere

Cons

Training is not clear and does not cover everything. Analyst is left on his/her own after training is finished. There is no clear instructions what to do on the daily basis. Access to the documentation is complicated, it is very hard to find any SOP or TM A lot of knowledge is past on from analyst to analyst without backup in GMP documentation Layout of the lab is confusing, you have to walk miles to perform simple tasks. Blame culture, it is always analyst fault, management is demanding and rude. No appreciation for analyst work, no bonuses or rewards. Pay is very low, men are paid more than women. Unless you desperate don't come here.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
3 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Big Pharma Name Recognition: Having Allergan/AbbVie on your resume provides industry visibility.

Cons

Extreme Governance & Bureaucracy: Allergan is paralyzed by red tape. There are far too many governance layers just to get basic regulatory strategies vetted out. Flawed Compliance Infrastructure: Product approvals are heavily dependent on documentation. However, current records are completely inadequate. Management fundamentally fails to understand how these systems are interlinked. Unqualified & Absentee Leadership: The leader with department oversight completely lacks the expected knowledge and experience for this level, making her a massive liability. She is rarely in the office but knows exactly how to work the system. She aggressively pushes for unnecessary, in-person regulatory meetings solely to accumulate personal travel points rather than to mitigate actual business risks. Disastrous Transition Management: The leadership transition wreaked total havoc across the department. Negligent HR Department: HR shows zero interest in investigating why good talent is leaving the company. Alarming Job Security Signs: It is a massive red flag when a leader encourages employees to apply for roles entirely unrelated to their expertise, or receiving automated AI notifications about job openings outside your department.

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