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?

"Most benefits good." ((in 72 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 63 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 26 reviews)); "good salaries" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good Work Environment" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 46 reviews)); "Getting a bad manager can ruin your entire career." ((in 26 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 20 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 19 reviews)); "At this point I would think promotions are scarce since there are several layoffs happening." ((in 14 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.

Covidien reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(813 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

78% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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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).

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813 reviews

4.0

Aug 11, 2014

Very competitive and satisfying job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management, Open to new ideas, courage to implement and take risk by management.

Cons

Lack of professional job growth, political battles between managers

3.0

Aug 8, 2014

Good company benefits, just wish they were as loyal to their employees as their employees are to them.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits/Pay, good retirement match. Compensation was as expected.

Cons

Middle management doesn't communicate well with employees.

5.0

Aug 7, 2014

Great experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment and people to work with, they are always willing to help and support. Interesting projects in place, always looking for innovation

Cons

The workload in some functions can be very high. It is in an acquisition process from Medtronic, so not sure how this will affect the company culture

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