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 68 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 60 reviews)); "Good pay but you have to fight for it" ((in 39 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 27 reviews)); "good salaries" ((in 25 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)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 20 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((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.

Covidien reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(813 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

78% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

Mar 23, 2010

Covidien

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a fast growing company with a lot of great technologies and a lot of capital. Since the split from Tyco, money is actually being spent to grow

Cons

There are a number of people who have been here for decades and do not want change - working with them on projects can be challenging

4.0

Feb 10, 2010

works with product managers on marketing and promotional efforts for two of the companies major product lines

Global marketing intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

worked closely with product managers and was brought to all meetings where decisions where made was able to work on two of the companies major product launches employees want to teach you and appreciate your work Great exposure to all facets of marketing and how a product is launched Global exposure

Cons

earnings growth potential is not big

3.0

Feb 8, 2010

good opportunity and a new push for innovation. BUT cronyism still reigns supreme.

Product & process management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company is evolving and moving forward with great innovative ideas. It is a good time to get on board with surgical devices.

Cons

some management groups have people who are unqualified and are only there because they have known other Senior Management for an extended time.

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