Pros
work/life balance, innovative therapies to millions of patients globally, smart colleagues, internal mobility is encouraged, profit-sharing, high margin business, free shuttles, subsidized healthy food options, decent vacation/paid time off, top global pharma company with strong financial results/fundamentals and strong therapies/pipeline of medicines in areas of unmet need
Cons
Large corporate politics, difficult to move up if not part of a formal "career development program" or very well connected with senior leadership (through mentoring), some nepotism exists particularly in career development programs, given organization's size, work can be highly specialized and siloed depending on group/department, only 1 formal performance review per year, very far from downtown Chicago, flexibility to work from home varies by department/group and manager, some of Abbott's legacy culture still remains (if it's not broken don't fix it mentality), innovation isn't encouraged or rewarded equally in all departments, some main buildings lack a gym facility,