I'm official now-- here's a picture of my Abbott name badge that I wear around my neck all the time. I like the job a lot so far, from my limited time there. Day one was mostly spent at a big orientation session with HR, then I got to meet with the Russian marketing team who were here visiting the US headquarters. Yesterday I signed up for benefits and started planning some marketing research that we will be doing in 7 different countries-- fun!
My specific products that I will be responsible for are the "tolerance formulas" -- as opposed to the "everyday formulas"-- so Isomil, Alimentum, Similac sensitive, soy formulas, and anything for preemies. Essentially everything that is made for babies that don't use regular formula. Should be interesting because there is a lot of innovation and growth in this area.
We put an offer on a house in Buffalo Grove, and are hopeful that it comes through. The house backs up to a park, which we think would be fun for the kids. It would be close to church, work, and the temple. They also have a good school system. We have our fingers crossed, and should know today what they say.
3 comments:
It's good that you help make products better for babies, but it is too, too bad that more parents don't realize the best thing for babies is mother's milk. I had four and nursed them all.
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Bump, I'm glad that Abbott has someone as dedicated as you working on the support formulas. We used Alimentum when Josh was an infant; it was the only formula that didn't prompt an allergic reaction. I'm not sure why that was. Even though Alimentum smells like sweaty old gym socks, it sure helped him. Good luck in the windy city! JPT
Working on these products, it's interesting that Alimentum uses amino acids instead of regular protein to provide nutrition. That makes it hypoallergenic and the process by which it's made makes it smell bad. The interesting thing is that babies don't care because they don't develop a sense of taste until after 4 months old.
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