Baxter Reviews

Pros

Great company culture, competitive pay and benefits

Cons

None that I can think of

Pros

Great place to work with god benefits

Cons

Pay could be a bit higher but not bad

Pros

-Some teams are nice, so you could work alongside some dedicated folks -Work/life balance is mostly ok, with some exceptions -Main office is nice

Cons

-Incredibly political place to work. you are beholden to the whims of managers (sometimes from other teams) and a senior leadership that doesn't entirely understand what's happening at the ground floor. -Cross-functional teamwork challenging because priorities and expectations are not aligned across the org. -Accountability is not a virtue here. When things fall apart, there is no interest in a post-mortem or course correction and instead a blame game is played. If you have nobody to scapegoat, then you are the scapegoat. -Outlook for the company is poor. Baxter recently had some big acquisition and over-extended. They are now spinning off part of their business and downsizing. Baxter will likely not disappear, but they're not exactly going to thrive without some real changes internally. -Return to office plan is pathetic. I heard rumors that senior leadership was basically taking attendance in the form of checking keycard swipes to see who was showing up.

Pros

There's camaraderie with fellow brothers and sisters in arms.

Cons

From a 10 + year employee it's sad to see what this company has fallen to. Morale is . . . nonexistent. There's an us versus them employee to management mentality now. It never used to be that way. "It's not my job" is the mantra these days, IF and it's a big if there is proper staffing. Don't do anyone a favor to help out because you'll own it from there forward. There is aging equipment and infrastructure that is being run to failure with zero investment in equipment and maintenance. 40 - 50 year old equipment.that is held together with bubble gum and band aids and replacement parts unavailable due to obsolescence. There are dinosaurs hanging on in management with archaic ideas and it is painfully evident. Leadership starts at the top and this company is drifting aimlessly just like its leadership. All this is evident by looking at the stock price over the last 18 to 24 months. If I had to put a time on it it would have started the death spiral around 2016. I used to enjoy coming to work, there were smart people, employee events and engagement. These things are long gone. Now it's just a "job". It's sad, it was never like this.

Pros

They have succeeded in making this a mediocre place to work.

Cons

The cost of living increase wasn’t even half of what inflation is running year to date.

Pros

There are some great people here that get taken advantage of.

Cons

Runs way too lean. Everyone is super stretched thin and stressed. The expectation is to work nights and weekends. Leadership knows and nobody cares. Work Life balance is non existent. "Restructuring" basically means firing a bunch of people and making others who are overwhelmed do there job. There is zero investment in R and D or the future. This makes many feel that Joe is selling the company off.

Pros

Baxter is a great place to work, great people and are focused on both personal and proffessional development.

Cons

not cons, have always been treated equally and fair.

Pros

Good work environment and opportunities to grow professionally

Cons

Salary is not competitive compared to similar companies and industries.

Pros

Great mission, great products. Strong internal manufacturing with many products. R&D was being outsourced but there is a push now to keep R&D internal, which is working better.

Cons

Management turnover is high, and many leaders are not promoted from within. Emphasis seems to be on cost-cutting over the past few years. In-person presence has really dwindled at all locations in Northern Illinois.

Pros

Benefits, time management and time off

Cons

There seems to be turnover in leadership