Beware of Infiltrating Covidien Culture - Senior Manager Medtronic Employee Review

4.0
Jun 16, 2021
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Pros

Large company with ability to move to other divisions. Corporate culture is geared toward health and wellness of employees. Customer-centric. Well respected brand among the medical device community and customers.

Cons

There's more opportunity in some divisions than others. The legacy Covidien culture is very different from legacy Medtronic. Emotion intelligence among management is severely lacking. Lots of layers in a matrixed organization with a lot of politics. Advancement is achieved through politicking and not necessarily skill or experience. The new CEO is numbers-oriented and less focused on fostering a culture of openness, diversity, empowerment of others and work/life balance. Layoffs occur every couple of years.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

The best company I’ve ever worked for.

Cons

Really can’t think of many. It’s heavily matrixed but that’s to be expected.

3.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Generous, old-school benefits. Almost twice the PTO as other places I've worked, excellent healthcare, 401K matching, etc. Many high-quality colleagues and a generally mellow, polite business culture.

Cons

Multiple competing bureaucracies, internal consultancies, a computer-illiterate 'stakeholder' class with permission to disrupt anything, and perverse incentives driving waste.

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