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 69 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 64 reviews)); "There are no pros here....just good pay by covidien...it is all about numbers here....good profitable company" ((in 38 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 salaries" ((in 25 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 21 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 20 reviews)); "At this point I would think promotions are scarce since there are several layoffs happening." ((in 13 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

Jul 12, 2012

Good company to work!!

Area manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great & Innovative products range!!

Cons

Not aggressive--Some times wrong people!!!

3.0

Jul 5, 2012

Going through changes now and into the future

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and most people decent to work alongside. Usually a variety of daily work and projects. Location and facilities decent.

Cons

company culture change in swing - some parts of company onboard with change... others are not career pathing non-existent likes to hire from outside but does not/ cannot integrate inside/outside perspectives into one Covidien perspective

2.0

Jun 24, 2012

RMS leadership is messed up

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A biweekly paycheck. Not much else.

Cons

The leadership team is totally dysfunctional. Run by bullies. They swiftly get rid of those who challenge the establishment. Women have to serve in a "acting role" and then interview for their jobs while the men get promoted into them without competition. Its the ipitome of the good ole boys club.

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