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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
5.0
May 12, 2011

Be ready to hit the ground running

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, pleasant work environment, focused on ethics and professionalism. internal job postings and opportunity to advance

Cons

Covidien is huge so competition to get ahead is fierce. It's easy to feel lost in the crowd at times.

1.0
May 3, 2011

Cut throat

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learned to hone skill sets and developed key external relationships.

Cons

No direct career path, first line management male dominated, hard to see how they were developing people, senior leadership appeared to have limited strategies, and changed direction every quarter, high turn over

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