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Omar Ishrak
61 Ratings
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)
"It is a very big company and can be difficult to make change happen" (in 9 reviews)
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"Consultant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI 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
Covidien 2018-02-09 07:02 PST![Covidien Logo]()
"VP General Manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Covidien full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
big company many opportunities
Cons
very poor comp packages
Covidien 2018-07-16 06:08 PDT![Covidien Logo]()
"Good benefits but low pay"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Covidien full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Good, low cost health insurance.
Paid holidays off or double time holidays if working
Paid vacation time
Sick days
Awards program
Stock options
Appreciation dinnersCons
Changed to 12 hour shifts
Moved company overseas to save money
Pay is not competitive in comparison to other companies
Raises were inconsistent and very low in comparison to other companies
I filled in for a supervisory position, temporarily, but when I applied to make the position permanent I lost out to someone with far less experience only because they had a BA (a BA that was completely unrelated to any job within the company)Covidien 2018-06-03 22:33 PDT![Covidien Logo]()
"Decent company to work for"
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I worked at Covidien full-time
Pros
great benefits and pay is fair
Cons
Management staff is totally chaotic
Covidien 2018-04-26 01:00 PDT![Covidien Logo]()
"RSM"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI 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
Covidien 2018-01-22 15:05 PST![Covidien Logo]()
"Stable"
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Pros
Small group, opportunity to wear several hats
Cons
not very structured environment, can be chaotic
Covidien 2017-12-17 20:30 PST![Covidien Logo]()
"Interning at Medtronic"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOPros
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
Covidien 2017-10-27 20:36 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Your miles may vary . . ."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI 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.
Covidien 2017-11-08 20:13 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Good benefits"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI 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
Covidien 2017-11-01 21:30 PDT![Covidien Logo]()
"Covidien Great Place to Work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI 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
Covidien 2017-10-19 07:47 PDT
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