Old school company that sells itself as "modern" - Data Scientist AbbVie Employee Review

1.0
8 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

My direct manager legitimately cared about me as a human, and most of my coworkers were amazing, talented people. But that's where the positives end..

Cons

First off, the amount of work is astronomical. To the point where everyone is so stress that having coworkers cry daily over how overworked and stressed they are is completely normal. We would beg the management to hire more people or assist us, but they'd just tell us it was fine. All this, for an insanely low pay. After i left the company, i got a 25% increased offer with every other company i interviewed with. And that increase just puts me at an average for what someone in this field makes. Embarrassing. Also, no raises. They consider the 6% inflation a raise, so not once the whole time i was there did it ever feel appropriate to talk about money with my manager. This company is losing good workers in droves and there's an obvious reason for it. Only older generations seem to be sticking around because they still believe in company loyalty, but younger ppl are going elsewhere where they are treated better and paid more. I'd stay away from this place

Explore other reviews about AbbVie

5.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

love the culture at AbbVie and they have great benefit packages.

Cons

Huge Territories and long hours

1.0
3 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All