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Full-timePart-timeExcellent 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)
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)
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
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
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
I worked at Covidien full-time
Pros
Small group, opportunity to wear several hats
Cons
not very structured environment, can be chaotic
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
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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.
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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
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
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.
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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