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 73 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 71 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good salary with bonuses if the company does well." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good Work Environment" ((in 16 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)); "Upper management does not care about anyone but themselves." ((in 21 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 20 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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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

Dec 17, 2008

Covidien - An Opportunity to Make a Difference

Marketing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Covidien has good products that provide a real benefit to the customer. In addition, the pay is good, and the amount of work is reasonable. Travel can be heavy at times, but it is usually reasonable. The underlying technologies are exciting and differentiable in the marketplace. R&D is well led and generally done well.

Cons

Management does not provide effective leadership and direction, which contributes to inefficiency and frustration on the part of the staff. Marketing is a struggle as it doesn't have good talent across the team, has weak leadership that relies on the senior manager "idea du jour" instead of hard data to make decisions, and doesn't have sound marketing processes in place.

2.0

Dec 11, 2008

If middle management can get their act together, then Covidien will be a true gem to work for.

Logistics planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are looking for a job that deals with product management, or product development, Covidien offers many opportunities in this area. Also, if you enjoy traveling, Covidien doesn't hold back when employees can benefit from visiting manufacturing plants, vendors, distribution centers, etc. If you enjoy working at manufacturing plants, they offer relocating with what seems to be at ease. This is a great way to share and perform "best practices" amongst the company.

Cons

Middle management - what a joke! The management I had to deal with were made managers because they were sitting in the same seat for too many years without advancing. Covidien doesn't understand that not everyone can manage people.

5.0

Oct 29, 2008

Lots of opportunity

Respiratory

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are incredible to work with. The workload is enormous, but it's that way for everyone. Everyone is supportive and understands that we are all in it together and we're all doing the best we can do. Everyone is a contributor and really cares about making the company successful. There is tremendous opportunity and the company is stable and growing. It's a nice industry to be in especially in a tough economy. It's rewarding to know that what you're doing is resulting in positive outcomes for patients and clinicians alike.

Cons

Workload is unrealistic, lack of communication and clear direction from Senior Management, a lot of "double work" going on. No clear processes are enforced and followed.

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