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?

""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 65 reviews)); "Most benefits good." ((in 65 reviews)); "Good salary with bonuses if the company does well." ((in 25 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 14 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 20 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about anyone but themselves." ((in 19 reviews)); "At this point I would think promotions are scarce since there are several layoffs happening." ((in 12 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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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

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.

2.0

May 11, 2011

OK experience, would not go back.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good benefits package: 401k match, health insurance, vacation and holidays, etc. Some good, intelligent people work there. Get to work for one of the larger Medical Device manufacturers.

Cons

At least in quality, it was terrible. But I have a feeling that is true everywhere. Very understaffed in our department. Middle-management caved to upper-management and more and more work was dropped on to us without getting any compensation or help. Really not an enjoyable experience.

1.0

May 4, 2011

Sweatshop USA!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Ability to meet people from around the world -Lots of overtime (if you can stand being there more than 40 hrs/week...)

Cons

-Quality comes second to number of products thrown out the door. -They DO NOT hire on temps at all costs. There is a temp agency located INSIDE their building...Some folks have been temps for several YEARS....... -Low pay. -Poor working conditions. There is a wide range of temperatures within the oh so sanitary "controlled environments" causing people to sweat around surgical products...... -The only people that are willing to put up with their brutality on the manufacturing floor are people STRAIGHT in from third world countries. Therefore, communication is very difficult since people are speaking 30 languages. -Very limited time for meals and breaks -Poor communication between departments -Unprofessional management and supervisors -Lots of obligation to work overtime on weekends **It's as though they take pride in how poorly they treat their employees...no joke.

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