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Covidien

Acquired by Medtronic

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Covidien reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(813 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

78% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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).

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813 reviews
5.0
May 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, hourly for contractors, very flexible. Mansfield MA location is always starting new projects. Culture has changed a bit but overall very positive.

Cons

limited positions, small group, downsizing R&D. Currently downsizing R&D labs in Mansfield, unsure of when or if the nice labs will be used again.

3.0
May 21, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

After merger with Medtronics should have lot of oppurtunities

Cons

IT management has no technical vision

1.0
May 21, 2015

Assembler

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are in need of extra money there tends to be overtime quite frequently.

Cons

You start off as a temporary employee, making a smaller hourly wage then an actual employee, also you do not receive an annual bonus even if you've contributed by working the entire fiscal year. (Even managers talk about employee bonuses in front of temps which I find unethical, especially for temps that have worked hard to contribute throughout the year.) As a temp you're not given a review or feedback as to how you are progressing if you care to become a Covidien employee. Also you're given very little time off during the year (maybe 3 weeks), many of my past jobs have allowed 4-5 during the year. Also even though overtime isn't always required if you don't contribute to overtime work its considered before you get converted to a Covidien employee. In my opinion there is very little work-life balance. Communication within MY area is lacking, a lot of times you are not given necessary information until you've done something wrong. Also it takes most everyone a year to be converted to a Covidien employee.

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