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    Covidien Reviews

    Updated February 9, 2018
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    Omar Ishrak
    59 Ratings

    791 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Excellent work/life balance, great people, enjoyable job (in 48 reviews)

    • Long-term; good benefits; was a terrific company as Valleylab when the employees owned it (before it went corporate (in 46 reviews)

    Cons

    • Not a lot of work / life balance (in 41 reviews)

    • upper management only cared for themselves, very hard to move up as they would choose to hire from outside than within (in 28 reviews)

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    1. "Great Company for a person who can adapt to change"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      I enjoyed the changes in my product portfolio and responsibilities. It made the job dynamic and interesting. Training best in class. Great educational dept.

      Cons

      Not great for someone who is not willing to continue to learn and grow.

      Advice to Management

      Do not give favoritism to those with whom you are related. I saw that happen many times

    2. "Consultant"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in Mansfield, MA
      Former Employee - Consultant in Mansfield, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Freindly People, Trusting Environment, Opinions Valued

      Cons

      Did not really have anything

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work

      3. Join the Covidien team
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    3. "RSM"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in America, IL
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in America, IL
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Product development was solid, good pipeline.

      Cons

      Backorders, Delays in Manufacturing Shipping delays and backlogs of products.

      Advice to Management

      Streamline the process, lack of visibility

    4. "Stable"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Covidien full-time

      Pros

      Small group, opportunity to wear several hats

      Cons

      not very structured environment, can be chaotic

    5. "Interning at Medtronic"

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      Former Employee - Intern
      Former Employee - Intern
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great company with amazing mission statement that is ingrained in the culture. More experienced folks are very willing to help out.
      CEO Omar is very forward thinking.

      Cons

      Would have liked more intern events

      Advice to Management

      Have more jobs for interns to transition to

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Your miles may vary . . ."

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      Former Employee - Shift Supervisor in Augusta, GA
      Former Employee - Shift Supervisor in Augusta, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time

      Pros

      1. Interesting work making vital health care products. Latitude to run shift your way.

      2. Good benefits and bonus.

      Cons

      1. Working periodic weekend shifts (12 hours each day, 24 total) for no extra pay or comp time. Same applies to all overtime, which is frequent.

      2. Management working in opposition to one another.

      3. When interviewing, I was told that there are many opportunities for advancement. After a couple years, I asked about advancement opportunities and was told to seek elsewhere for that. So I did and quit.

      Advice to Management

      Work together to accomplish meeting customer needs. Also need to do more development for your teams.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Good benefits"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in North Haven, CT
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in North Haven, CT
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      People, talented production workers, technical experts in medical manufacturing

      Cons

      HR not stable- too much turnover

      Advice to Management

      Employ live HR people and not shared services people that don't have a clue

    8. "Covidien Great Place to Work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time

      Pros

      Very forward thinking and effective leadership.

      Cons

      Nothing that I can think of...

      Advice to Management

      Career plans are needed

    9. "Middle of the Road."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Mansfield, MA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Mansfield, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Decent opportunities for the motivated to grow and develop within the company. The pay was slightly above average. Likable senior leadership.

      Cons

      Projects always handed down at the last minute. Many middle managers promoted on tenure instead of ability, so lots of confusion. low commission payout.

      Advice to Management

      The things you do well- Do more of them. Inspect what you expect of the management team. More 360 surveys.

    10. "Decent company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time

      Pros

      Flexibility to do your job.
      Some very smart people.

      Cons

      Very much boys club atmosphere.
      Promotions are not necessarily based on talent.
      Not a lot of work / life balance.

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