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 66 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good pay but you have to fight for it" ((in 45 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 28 reviews)); "company pays fairly good salary" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 45 reviews)); "Getting a bad manager can ruin your entire career." ((in 25 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 19 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((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

3.0

Apr 2, 2015

Formerly Covidien. Now Medtronic.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid core of capable teammates across all facets of the business. Fair compensation. Good balance of life/work. Viable annual goals and objectives.

Cons

Every job is in a silo (nobody does any more than what they are supposed to do). Limited chance for advancement and path is not well defined. Archaic information systems and draconian travel policies. Lack of definition in "Corporate Culture". The Medtronic sale which led to bloodletting on the Covidien side, not so much on the Medtronic side.

5.0

Feb 17, 2015

Previous Employee Who's Seen It All

Senior development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits! Continuous learning on site. Most off all "most" co-workers are great to work with.

Cons

Watch out for the back stabers who pretent to be ur friends but throw u under the bus to get in good graces with their Directors. Lots of snitches who want to get promoted. Mgmt sucks top down!

3.0

Nov 6, 2014

Interesting products, mediocre management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a senior software engineer there. Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a conglomerate which grew by acquisition. This brings interesting technologies into the mix, but unfortunately doesn't always have the mettle to take it to the market the right way. Pay is decent, work-life balance depends on who you work for. Time-off policies standard.

Cons

The management many times doesn't believe in the products. Some would see products as just vehicle to advance their careers. This then translates to all engineering department as just something that drags down the expense sheet instead of recognizing that good engineering is what make medical devices safe and sells for years to come. Promotion is hard to get unless you do 150% your normal workload. Working harder (more hours), not smarter (more output) is rewarded. Also they believe all engineers are interchangable, regardless background and expertise.

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