Covidien Reviews
67% would recommend to a friend
(817 total reviews)
Omar Ishrak
90% approve of CEO
What are your colleagues talking about?
Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
Excerpts from user reviews, not authored by Glassdoor
- "There are no pros here....just good pay by covidien...it is all about numbers here....good profitable company" (in 39 reviews)
- "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" (in 20 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
This rating reflects the overall rating of Covidien and is not affected by filters.
Filter Reviews by Topic
Found 817 of over 925 reviews
Updated Mar 2, 2023
- Popular
- Most Recent
- Highest Rating
- Lowest Rating
- 5.0Mar 2, 2023R&D ManagerCurrent Employee
Pros
Good pay benefit and work life balance
Cons
None none none none none
- 4.0Feb 20, 2023HR SpecialistCurrent Employee
Pros
career development opportunities open multicultural environment
Cons
low salary range instable environment, high staff rotation rate lack of continuity in process flows, constant changes
- 5.0Oct 11, 2022DirectorCurrent Employee
Pros
great products, great Health care solutions.
Cons
develop a solid career progression .
- 4.0Jan 12, 2023Sr. EngineerCurrent Employee
Pros
Good facilities, IP, HR policies,
Cons
Bureaucratic due to its size and management layers.
- 5.0Mar 14, 2022Business AssociateCurrent Employee
Pros
Saturday and Sunday are holiday
Cons
I don't feel any cons at their
- 5.0Jan 25, 2022VP-HRCurrent EmployeeMinneapolis, MN
Pros
It’s an awesome company to work for!
Cons
It’s a typical corporate atmosphere
- 4.0May 18, 2022Shipping CoordinatorFormer Employee
Pros
Great to start off learning
Cons
Not so great for long term
- 2.0Dec 15, 2021DirectorFormer Employee, more than 1 yearNorth Haven, CT
Pros
Overall good people to work with. Professional in most respects.
Cons
VET executives more carefully. Ageism was prevalent. New VP eliminated Manager in dept. Then proceeded to eliminate everyone in dept over 40 in 2 years. Then that VP was fired.
2 - 4.0Apr 20, 2022Technical Product ManagerCurrent Employee
Pros
Good overall packages on offer
Cons
.constant change within company can be difficult to keep track of.
- 5.0Dec 9, 2021Production OperatorFormer EmployeeDublin, Dublin
Pros
nice coworkers and good environment
Cons
working hours can be tricky sometimes
Covidien Reviews FAQs
Covidien has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 925 reviews left anonymously by employees. 67% of employees would recommend working at Covidien to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
67% of Covidien employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Covidien 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Covidien to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, senior leadership, management.
