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 76 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 69 reviews)); "There are no pros here....just good pay by covidien...it is all about numbers here....good profitable company" ((in 42 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 23 reviews)); "Salary fair and reasonable" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 50 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.

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

813 reviews

4.0

Mar 7, 2014

Company has been changing a lot as the various divisions (once separate firms) are merged into a single corporate entity

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on medical devices that save lives is a joy

Cons

Large scale change initiatives as the company globalizes resulting in job losses in the US

2.0

Mar 6, 2014

Good and Bad - depends on what you are looking for

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Spent 12 years in 3 different business units. Earned a good salary, continuous promotions. Culture: It's an old boys club that is striving for political reasons to move more females and minorities into sr. executive positions. Commercially: The name Covidien pulls ALOT of weight in the market. It enables products that aren't necessarily #1 to lead because of the ability to maneuver price and reputation.

Cons

Pay: You are paid under the umbrella of 'total compensation'. Meaning mid-level salary + high bonus potential. Problem is in the last 6 years, R&MS has failed to meet a full bonus. Work/Life Balance: The company runs incredibly lean and seems to always be in a spending and/or hiring freeze. The challenge is do more with less. If that works with your lifestyle, then you'll exceed and be promoted accordingly. Culture: New name on the door, but still Tyco Healthcare (look at the CEO). They talk a good game about risk taking and in ways they've made incredible leaps, but at the end of the day, they will always be adverse to anything that could jeopardize stock price. In addition, the R&D funds are always in flux and it's a game to get and maintain the funding. I can say specifically to R&MS - that business unit will never succeed. They just do not have the intestinal fortitude to push through the tough times.

4.0

Mar 6, 2014

valuable

Material handler/inventory control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits are great and help take of my family

Cons

no cost of living increases

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