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 72 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 68 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 26 reviews)); "company pays fairly good salary" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great opportunities in the medical device area for using creativity to improve products and management." ((in 17 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)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 21 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 19 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

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 23, 2009

Covidien is well positioned for 2009 and beyond

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They high margin medical device manufacturer that is to two suppliers to hospitals. There is a large range of products made both in USA and off Shore. If you goal is to move your career to another country, Covidien has a variety of career options in this area. The company seems to take good care of employees, i.e. benefits and office setups. If you work in the home office in Mansfield, there is a lot a time taken to employee training and re-training.

Cons

Very siloed in the different business units.

4.0

Dec 31, 2008

Focus on business unit strategies

Marketing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities in the medical device area for using creativity to improve products and management. One could make major impacts by developing strategies which leap-frog competitors. The company is a stable place to work with strong attention paid to financial performance. Participation in healthcare market will temper up and downs of the economy.

Cons

Somewhat lacking in empowered strategies. Most strategies are focused on Wall Street impact, rather than building best businesses which out perform competitors. There will be a tendency to jump from one consultant formulated strategy to another. The company is mainly managed as a financially driven organization with limited long term strategies.

1.0

Dec 20, 2008

A stop gap job till you find a better job........

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Small company - less heirachy layers - only Manager/Director 2. Everyone knows what everyone is working on: In bigger companies there is much more territorial boundaries

Cons

1. Highly disorganized workplace 2. Rarely does one follow any process 3. Due to lack of resources, corners are cut to meet deadlines: All projects I worked on were already due on the date I transitioned over. In a way you are forced to produce a deliverable, just so that one can checkmark it. Concept of quality is absolutely missing. 4. Every project is a firedrill 5. Company specializes in hiring non degreed personnel, and the quality is a direct result thereof. Management is more focused on getting the product out of the door, rather than quality...

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