Bullying and backstabbing behaviors permitted and practiced all the way up to the top, particularly in corporate functions. I witnessed behavior at AbbVie by senior management that would not be permitted at other companies. Also, the culture is Abbott-centric and often incompetent people are placed in positions of great responsibility without any qualifications other than they worked at Abbott and tell management what they want to hear. There is a general aversion to risk and managers are reluctant to act on ideas that come from new employees who didn't work at Abbott. Also, there is NO capacity to push back on bad ideas coming from management. Delivering bad news is another no-no. The backstabbing was really the last straw and reason why I left for another role at a different company. Normal companies wouldn't permit such obvious sabotage but, at AbbVie, it is seemingly encouraged by some managers. Apparently, they learned this behavior from Abbott according to people with Abbott experience.
