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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
1.0
Oct 31, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company spends money like its nothing so company car, nice dinners, anything you can imagine

Cons

Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly. Get rid of even good employees. No one is safe

3.0
Oct 24, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company has room to grow, has a wide portfolio of medical devices, focused on sales and marketing

Cons

HR and recruiting is almost non-existent for entry level positions. I knew an engineering undergrad from Yale with a strong resume who was only offered an internship after graduation... something similar happened with me when they outsourced my position to temp to avoid offering benefits... does not seem the company is interested in strong candidates from the bottom up. Execs seem smart for macro level thought but its a bad place for high achieving young people.

1.0
Oct 24, 2013

Poor Company Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This company offers solid benefits with a great training program, albeit extensive at 3 months in length. The training program prepares their representatives well for time in surgery. The people coming from the Valleylab side of the business out of Boulder, are good people; however, those coming from US Surgical are not ethical and are only in it for their own advancement, no matter who they have to step on or eliminate as they move up.

Cons

This company has a very poor culture, which includes sales management intimidation, abusiveness in Management Style, especially from the manager in Indiana. To survive and protect yourself in this organization and with this manager, you MUST document all conversation and interactions with management. File complaints as soon as an issue arrises, or they'll move to termination without following the steps in the employee handbook. I've been a high achiever in every other organization I've worked for, yet was terminated within 2 weeks of getting a new manager. Think twice about leaving your current position to join this organization. The grass isn't always greener.

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