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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
3.0
Apr 6, 2013

Great

Recommend
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Pros

Supportive staff, lots of opportunity to make a difference.

Cons

None to state at this time

3.0
Mar 17, 2013

Lots of change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunity to gain experience in the industry.

Cons

Very unstable organizational structure...constant change from top down.

5.0
Feb 2, 2013

My first job

Recommend
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Pros

- Well-run company uses industry-wide best-practices. Great opportunity for someone new to the industry to learn quickly. - Lot's of training opportunities (six sigma, leadership, etc.) - Bonus and merit increases every year.

Cons

As would be expected in large cap medtech: - bureaucratic. - too many people involved in everything. - highly risk averse.

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