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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Covidien

Acquired by Medtronic

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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

4.0

Dec 18, 2014

What a ride - opportunities,challanges, hardly a dull moment but big changes are coming.......

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you can move, thereare opportunities nationwide and world-wide. You can work in an office, at home, be in the field, work in a plant, R&D or distribtuion center. if you are willing, you can get involoved in many different projects which introduce you to different areas/departments of the business.

Cons

We are about to be acquired so tensions are high, people are leaving - some by their choice, some not their choice. There are still some great people /teams here. People are on edge not knowing what is happening and when. Politics are in play as well. Outsourcing of jobs. Work/life balance can depend on the job!

4.0

Oct 1, 2016

Large Corporate Politics

Medical devices | global marketing communications manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting medical devices and amazing R&D teams. Always on the cutting edge of new science and technology.

Cons

Corporate politics and constant reorganizations leads to insecurity of job longevity.

3.0

Jun 23, 2016

VP

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The division of Covidien I was in had a great winning culture. There was a real team atmosphere. We took a lot of market share in very mature markets.

Cons

This changed dramatically when Medtronic acquired Covidien. The new management preferred an atmosphere of intimidation. There has been four restructurings in the past 18 months.

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