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Covidien

Acquired by Medtronic

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More interested in Margins than patients or employees - Anonymous employee Covidien Employee Review

1.0
Mar 2, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pays well after you have been there a while because they want to keep you there Once you leave your health (blood pressure, sleep patterns and stress level) and work/life balance do go back to normal. In other words the damage it causes (except for your marriage from always working and being stressed out) can be reversed.

Cons

All work and no play at this company. Will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on upgrading conference rooms for executives but we can't buy copy paper and pens at the site level. No room for growth - they don't promote from within because they don't groom you for advancement. Won't fill open slots because its a cost savings but continue to heap projects on already overloaded staff. Moving medical devices out of country to low cost production sites to increase margins and know it lowers quality. Every time something happens it's a HR witch hunt to find someone to blame at local levels instead of acknowledging that Executive leadership has done nothing but set company up for failure by not staffing appropriately and focusing too much on cost savings. No loyalty to employees HR is extremely anti employee, don't trust any of them...watch your back and what you say. When market gets better expect everyone to start looking if they aren't already. Doesn't matter what location or department you work for, the culture is the same everywhere because it starts at the top.

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Pros

Pay is competitive for many of the positions. Benefits are pretty good-medical, dental, vision, 401K HR department is committed to ensuring a respectful workplace so don't be afraid to speak up if you are mistreated by a manager or coworker. Overall fair treatment of employees is observed Focus on improvement activities like Kaizen and Six Sigma.

Cons

Communications from corporate are general and vague and major changes are not communicated very well-the 'rumor mill' will portent a major change (like the pharma division being spun off of the larger Covidien) but communication to employees can be spotty around these issues. Getting promoted can be a mysterious and unclear process - not that many promotions from within. It happens but not as much as it ought to. Too much of a focus on hiring outside candidates. Poor focus on talent development - not enough apprenticeships and interns. Finding a path for 'career development' can be a challenge - you have to do it yourself. Sometimes an excessive focus on financial results to the expense of other things, like employee morale. The manufacturing facilities often seem to be treated like the red-headed stepchildren by the corporate office - resources withheld from the Plants while corporate indulges in elaborate holiday celebrations and excessive numbers of Vice Presidents. Job security appears to be better at the Plants than at Corporate

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