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 67 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 66 reviews)); "good salaries" ((in 27 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 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 25 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about anyone but themselves." ((in 21 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 18 reviews)); "Several layoffs in the past and it seems to keep happening" ((in 15 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

Dec 11, 2011

Tough Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a number of good co-workers that I was able to learn from. The benefits are in par with other companies. I still have friends in the company that I continue to speak with to get company updates.

Cons

The senior management team was a tough group to deal with. Over the years, there have been much turnover at the manager and director levels. It gets worst at the Mexican plants and the support they receive from the division support.

4.0

Dec 11, 2011

An innovative company with great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Covidien hires great people that are talented as well as good fits culturally. And you will always feel like your personal life is respected and a priority as management takes great care of their employees. There's a big push for innovation at Covidien, which makes it an exciting place to be right now.

Cons

Covidien is a big company and although it is a new entity it has decades of roots in biomedicine. It can often be hard and frustrating to achieve innovation and progress without feeling like you're bumping up against the core products and company direction.

3.0

Dec 7, 2011

A great place to be average

Field sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy to run territory without micromanaging Above average benefits for industry Exceptional budgets for conducting business, no spending cuts Most who sell for Covidien are people I would hang out with outside of work

Cons

Total earning ability leaves a lot to be desired and below average Comp structure is confusing and very general to entire US, not territory specific Significant lack of innovation in product development and acquisition

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