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 68 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 60 reviews)); "Good pay but you have to fight for it" ((in 39 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 25 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 45 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 20 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 18 reviews)); "Several layoffs in the past and it seems to keep happening" ((in 15 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.

Covidien reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(813 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

78% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

Oct 11, 2015

It was decent.

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best medical device company to work for. They give all the facilities to their employees.

Cons

You face a problem if you don't get a good manager.

3.0

Oct 8, 2015

Manager R&D

Manager r&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Developing safe and effective medical devices that help people is very fulfilling.

Cons

A lot reorgs and layoffs as the company moved toward it's acquisition by Medtronic.

5.0

Oct 7, 2015

Very ethical company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Covidien is an incredibly ethical company, committed to doing the right thing all the time. Leaders set very high expectations for employees. Employees are engaged because they believe in the mission of the company.

Cons

Honestly I cannot think of any cons.

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