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

3.0

Apr 27, 2012

Good until suddenly cut off at the knees.

Regulatory affairs manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In general, a great bunch of people to work with

Cons

Loyalty to work force does not exist

3.0

Apr 25, 2012

Mixed experience

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great medical and 401k benefits Good work / life balance Great new lab spaces in new R&D center Talented employees

Cons

Extremely political environment Growing reliance on contractors and outsourcing Poorly performing employees allowed to coast requiring others to pick up the slack Limited upward mobility

3.0

Apr 11, 2012

Good

Sqa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work if you want to grow carrier in health care domain

Cons

upper management changes the decisions and policies frequently Communication particularly around reorganisation

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