Working at Abbott Laboratories in Irving, TX: 19 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Irving, TX Area

"I've worked for Abbott Labs for 28 years."

"Abbott is a nice company with good work life balance."

"I have been working with Abbott from almost 3 years. The diversity of the company and culture very friendly and helpful."

"I do not wish to write a review."

"• Direct manager periodically harassed me about my salary during private meetings in his office. He told me that my salary was too high for my position, questioned why the company chose to pay me such a salary and openly complained that I was one of his top paid employees. My manager also said that I should learn to appreciate my current salary when I asked how I could earn a greater merit increase during an annual performance assessment. I perceived this behavior as a form of jealousy. • Company does NOT follow its own standard disciplinary procedures outlined in Corporate Human Resources policies. Counseling services, performance improvement plans and probation are swiftly bypassed when it is convenient for management. • Company does NOT follow its own standard employee problem solving procedures outlined in Corporate Human Resources policies. Conflict resolution between employees either directly or with management as an arbitrator is discouraged so that Employee Relations can get involved and escalate the severity of the situation. • Company denied me a severance package upon terminating my job • Company refused to bridge my pension upon terminating my job just weeks prior to vesting. • Company assigned its own employee as the independent, third-party reviewer for my job termination appeal. This employee's relationship with my direct manager led him to immediately dismiss my appeal. • Company retaliated against me by appealing my unemployment benefits eligibility with the Workforce Commission. However, after company could not prove allegations and even failed to appear for its own appeal hearing, the WC affirmed my unemployment benefits eligibility. • Company refused to negotiate a settlement with my attorney once again citing allegations it could not prove. It threatened to publicly smear my name and counter-sue me for attorney's fees should I ever file a lawsuit."

"Abbott Laboratories has a friendly work environment with good chance of advancement within the R&D group of the company. New hires are usually brought in as contractors and converted to full time employees within 6 months. They have a cafeteria on-site with free coffee in the morning. Some of the contractors, like me, never get converted, this is usually within the operations group, if you don't get hired within a year, move on!"

"I thought the company was very poor at communication and setting goals and milestones. They had very inexperienced people at management positions."

"57000 people work for Abbott Labs."

"Great place to work, lots of fringe benefits, work duties well outlined."

What do you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"Work environment, opportunity for growth, well organized facility, current updates."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great cooperation to work, strive for every opportunity that becomes available to you."

What don't you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"Company constantly would hire and lay-off personnel all the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to carefully research their demands and follow-up with better accurate decisions."

What do you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"Abbott was a very professional work place that placed great value on the individual worker."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Assure that you are qualified for the position and sell yourself based on past accomplishments."

"They only hire contractors, and lay them off weekly."

What do you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"The only thing I liked was that it was reasonably steady employment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Act subservient, and when asked about future plans, never mention wanting to advance."

What don't you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"I didn't like the culture of being reminded that your job hung in the balance, with every task you were assigned."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend that management pay attention to all the employee empowerment seminars they attend, and actually empower their employees through encouragement, and reward."

"Abbott is in trouble with the FDA and subsequently spiraled downhill in all areas."

What do you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"Medical Instrumentation Design and Failure Analysis."

What don't you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"Management is grown from within and not trained in up to date manufacturing processes nor statistical software to aid competent decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less is more with engineers."

"Will not allow people to advance."

What do you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"It was a good job for electronics experience."

What don't you like about working at Abbott Laboratories?

"There was not opportunity for any advancement when you are a good worker. They don't want to let you advance to the next level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to be fair with the employees."

"Interesting requirements for production."