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 65 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 28 reviews)); "good salaries" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great opportunities in the medical device area for using creativity to improve products and management." ((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 25 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 19 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 18 reviews)); "At this point I would think promotions are scarce since there are several layoffs happening." ((in 13 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

4.0

Mar 11, 2015

The future looks bright

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Medtronic acquisition of Covidien seems more than just another mega-merger. One plus one can equal three. Great company values and a company that seems to walk the talk, that would be Medtronic i'm talking about.

Cons

Integration activity cannot come fast enough. There are areas of Covidien that need swift intervention. Lots of us are hoping for more rational org structures and less complex matrix structures.

5.0

Aug 30, 2014

Refreshing!

Quality assurance inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Covidien has been great in my first quarter with the company. Management and other personnel have been fruitful with getting me trained in, up to speed on its operations, and issued the tools to perform. A very friendly environment which makes it an easy transition to naturally and willingly contribute your personal resources to the team. I see great room for advancement and appreciate the positive reinforcement the give when my committed effort to perform is acknowledged by management as well as my peers.

Cons

Being so new to the company they're either really good at pulling the wool over my eyes, making it hard to identify the potential cons or it truly is a really great place to work. If I had to identify anything close to a con I'd have to reflect on my success there in such a short period in time. I was able to immediately come in and exceed the expectations set before me when I interviewed. To me this means that either there was a mediocre process in place prior to my arrival that needs revision, they didn't hold prior employees in my current position accountable to performance expectations, or I was keen on holding up on my end of the bargain. And I must admit, I truly bust my behind daily to make the difference they only hoped I'd make by hiring me! So, yeah, by default there are no cons! I'm accountable to the differences I make!

2.0

Feb 10, 2014

Average Covidien 2014

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Average organization still attempting to find a corporate culture after multiple acquisitions. A lot of technical and engineering resources at various sites.

Cons

Minimal work/life balance due to multiple and conflicting priorities from corporate and site level leadership.

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