Not care of racial injustice as they claim - Principal Scientist AbbVie Employee Review

2.0
11 Jul 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Relatively good research environment.

Cons

- Lack of diversity. You should be white to progress. Most of the leaders are white males from midwest. despite all the talks for caring about racial justice, no action. The decisions are racially biased. - location, in north or Chicago. Land is cheap but no one wants to live there

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AbbVie Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are deeply concerned about the state of racial equality and social justice and are taking significant actions to ensure that AbbVie leads by example. We are strongly committed to the value of diverse perspectives, an inclusive culture and treating all employees with dignity and respect. We are committed to not only being a voice, but also doing the right things to fully embrace equality, diversity and inclusion and loudly reject racism and all forms of bias. Learn more about our commitment to racial justice to find out how we are putting what we say into action: https://www.abbvie.com/our-commitment-to-racial-justice.html. Please reach out to us at HRConnect.northamerica@abbvie.com to discuss your feedback in more detail. Feedback may be reported anonymously.

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