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 76 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 67 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 21 reviews)); "Good Work Environment" ((in 15 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 27 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 20 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 20 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.

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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

2.0

Nov 20, 2009

Covidien: Good US leadership - Not so good HR and exec management support from corporate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They're still "newbies" and there are still many rabbits that can easily be pulled from the hat. Allows them to "oooooooh and aaaaaaah" at the most mundane contributions

Cons

US exec management is superb. Corporate management leaves quite a bit to be desired.

3.0

Nov 16, 2009

Great stepping stone to other medical device companies

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, company constantly acquiring other companies, great benefits, great training

Cons

Extremely difficult and stressful initial training, salary could be better, quotas often aren´t realistic

2.0

Oct 8, 2009

Good start...bad products

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good introduction into medical sales. Company is very large so you have clout when you go into hospitals. Training is pretty good and will look good on your resume.

Cons

The division I worked in had upper management that gossiped worse than high school kids. Also the products rarely worked correctly and you could easily lose business as soon as you gain it. The pay structure is also much less competitive when compared to other companies.

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