Does Covidien pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Covidien employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Covidien. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Covidien?

57% of Covidien employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Covidien 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Covidien?

Engineer (14) , Intern (11) , Manufacturing Engineer (11) , Customer Service Representative (9) , Production Supervisor (9) , Project Manager (9) , Manager (8) , Sales (8) , Field Sales Representative (7) , Quality Engineer (7) , Sales Representative (7) , Director (6) , Product Manager (6) , Product Specialist (6) , Marketing (5)

What are the pros of working at Covidien according to real employee reviews?

""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 64 reviews)); "Most benefits good." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good salary with bonuses if the company does well." ((in 28 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good Work Environment" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Covidien according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 45 reviews)); "Getting a bad manager can ruin your entire career." ((in 25 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about anyone but themselves." ((in 19 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 19 reviews)); "Several layoffs in the past and it seems to keep happening" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Covidien layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Covidien layoffs and their outlook for job security at Covidien in 2026.

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Covidien

Acquired by Medtronic

Covidien reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(813 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

78% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (813 reviews)

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Covidien has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 813 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Covidien employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

813 reviews

4.0

Jun 12, 2015

DBA

Database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for. developing products for the future of health care.

Cons

Leadership has no clue and there is no work/life balance.

3.0

Jun 10, 2015

ssc prague

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

broad scope of activities in general ledger

Cons

outsourcing accounting activities to external companies

3.0

Jun 8, 2015

Marketing leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products and there is a real sense of helping to save lives with all employees. Very cool customer interactions and product development work.

Cons

Not a diverse working environment. Management tends to hire similar folks from within and does not look for diverse work habits or thoughts.

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