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 80 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good pay but you have to fight for it" ((in 36 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 19 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 48 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 20 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about anyone but themselves." ((in 19 reviews)); "Several layoffs in the past and it seems to keep 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

Oct 26, 2011

You must be politically savvy to survive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Covidien is onboard with work life balance.

Cons

Too many chiefs making the wrong decisions. Not enough industry experience, needs to listen to those that do have industry experience.

4.0

Aug 30, 2011

Covidien was a great place to learn and grow as a salesperson.

Energy based devices sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are market leaders, with the best technology. Benefits are great and company car is an added bonus. Commission structure is fair.

Cons

Sometimes to slow coming to market. Come to market with product flaws but push to sell it anyway. Some of the upper management has never carried the bag so the empathy may not always be there. Calculating commission was always frustrating.

1.0

Aug 29, 2011

Disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and good compensation. Promotional opportunities to those that are willing to relocate to another facility or location at Covidien.

Cons

Work life balance, integrity and trust is supposed to be the cornerstone...just words. Employees are not considered to be the greatest resource as they should

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