Medtronic Reviews

Pros

Overall a great company to work for. Good benefit, good job security. Nice team to work with. I am proud to work in the medical industry

Cons

very conservative. opportunity for career development is limited. There are many people around you who have been with MDT for over 20 years.

Advice to Senior Management

Be consistent about salary, title and promotion across different functions. reward team player more. be more aggressive. listen to customers

Pros

Mission driven organization
Seeks diversity of backgrounds & talent

Cons

Some sr manager who had been around for 20 - 30 years were able to coast by with little to offer.

Pros

The company mission is something which everyone would feel comfortable adhering to. The quality standards are really high and there is continuous training available.

Cons

Colossal size of the company makes it easier for individual employees to be overlooked. The structure is not dynamic enough and there is not full oversight of all departments.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide a better overview of career advancement opportunities to people reporting to you. It would be a nice idea to offer rotation possibilities

Pros

good benefits; good best practices at the corporate level

Cons

poor leadership at the sector level

Advice to Senior Management

pay attention; apply yourselves (360 degrees; not just upward)

Pros

Medtronic is the best employer in the industry. Ethical standards are high and Medtronci is the undisputed leader in innovation.

Cons

Competiotion in the industry is fierce and MDT often looks what competition is doing. With its innovation track record MDT would be better off leading the way instead looking what competition is doing.

Advice to Senior Management

Double efforts in company streamlining. Accelerate move from medical device manufacturer to total health care provider

Pros

Vibrant, engaged people striving for excellence.
Management that listens.
Exciting projects, and opportunities to innovate, excel, and achieve great results - to be recognized for it.

Cons

Everyone seems extraordinarily busy - nearly overloaded with everything that needs to get done.
Too much seems to be Minneapolis-centric. The company needs to be more global - which starts with recognizing that great ideas and solutions can come from any location.

Advice to Senior Management

Reducing headcount seems to be too easy of a lever to pull.
However, it has enormous and often counterproductive effects - overloaded people, a tendency towards demoralization and demotivation.
Instead, focus on growth and pursuing excellence. Choose the best and brightest, give them the support, and remove the distraction of worrying about who will lose their job tomorrow. That casts a pall over things - and honestly, with these profit margins, layoffs are unnecessary and counterproductive.

Pros

Medtronic is a great company and as a Medtronic employee you are truly doing something that makes others lives better. There are many opportunities to advance your career and learn new things while working at Medtronic.

Cons

In such a large corporation it can be easy to get overlooked if you don't take control of your own career and advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

Strong and admirable mission continues to be key focus.

Cons

Organization currently undergoing a transition.

Advice to Senior Management

Get quality back on track before making additional aquisitions.

Pros

Great people to work with
Working with a company that improves and extends lives

Cons

Relies way too much on contractors ("temps).
If you accept a contract position with Medtronic, be prepared to be exploited. They'll just renew the contract (if you're lucky) over and over until you reach your two year limit (per policy), then lay you off. New contractors are brought in, and the process repeats.
As a contractor, you do not get their great benefits package, and you're not allowed to partake in most company functions (picnics, etc).
Medronic has evolved from a place you typically stick with for life, to a revolving door of "temp" workers.

Advice to Senior Management

Directly hire more people to keep in the long haul. Stop the annual cycle of hiring binges and massive layoffs.

Pros

good benefit and flexible working hours

Cons

Promotion process is not fair

Advice to Senior Management

Value the self contributor the same as management staff