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 72 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 62 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 24 reviews)); "Great opportunities in the medical device area for using creativity to improve products and management." ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 44 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 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 21, 2011

Overall, an OK company to work for, depending on the site you work at.

Quality technician ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training is good as well as pay. Bonus is reflective of how well site does, so bonus can be good depending on the success of the site.

Cons

Opportunities to develop professionally is hindered. A lot of politics and favoritism exists within certain groups. Difficult to move to other departments

2.0

Apr 17, 2011

Not as good as it used to be.

Production manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some people have the opportunity to receive a lot of training. The company is profitable. There are a number of locations that you can work at.

Cons

Emphasis on profit often outweighs doing the right thing. Although it is a global company, there is very little ability to transfer overseas or to another division making the company a lot smaller than you think.

1.0

Apr 3, 2011

Growing, but political

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is constantly looking to expand its products and markets. It also provides decent pay and benefits for the employees.

Cons

In order to advance, one must be part of the inner circle. The company is not interested into developing its people.

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