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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
Jun 25, 2014

current employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

competitive salary, close to work

Cons

slow growth, always has high turn over, lay offs always occur near bonus time for big shots , Health insurance is expense and is horrible

3.0
Jun 20, 2014

Good company, some really good people, many changes in the near future

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great products Some knowledgeable people Big Company

Cons

Politics No life-work balance No technical knowledge No sales people promotion and support There are not fairly promotions, only people they know even if they cannot do the job

2.0
Jun 18, 2014

Total mess

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) One can develop crossfunctional skills 2) Understanding unpredictability of career 3) Learn to survive in an unstable and ambiguous environment

Cons

1) Lack of vision 2) Lack of transparency 3) Managers are indifferent 4) Political environment focused only on business and not on technology

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