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Covidien Reviews

4.1

67% would recommend to a friend

(817 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

90% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & Inclusion

3.7

Culture & Values

3.6

Career Opportunities

3.6

Work/Life Balance

3.5

Compensation and Benefits

3.0

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

14%

4 stars

31%

3 stars

27%

2 stars

18%

1 star

10%

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Pros
  • "Most benefits good.(in 74 reviews)
  • "'Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers'(in 65 reviews)
  • "There are no pros here....just good pay by covidien...it is all about numbers here....good profitable company(in 39 reviews)
  • "company pays fairly good salary(in 21 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)
Cons

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Found 817 of over 925 reviews

Updated Mar 2, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Mar 2, 2023
      R&D Manager
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay benefit and work life balance

      Cons

      None none none none none

      1. 4.0
        Feb 20, 2023
        HR Specialist
        Current Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        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

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        1. 5.0
          Oct 11, 2022
          Director
          Current Employee
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          great products, great Health care solutions.

          Cons

          develop a solid career progression .

          1. 4.0
            Jan 12, 2023
            Sr. Engineer
            Current Employee
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Good facilities, IP, HR policies,

            Cons

            Bureaucratic due to its size and management layers.

            1. 5.0
              Mar 14, 2022
              Business Associate
              Current Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Saturday and Sunday are holiday

              Cons

              I don't feel any cons at their

              1. 5.0
                Jan 25, 2022
                VP-HR
                Current Employee
                Minneapolis, MN
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                It’s an awesome company to work for!

                Cons

                It’s a typical corporate atmosphere

                1. 4.0
                  May 18, 2022
                  Shipping Coordinator
                  Former Employee
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great to start off learning

                  Cons

                  Not so great for long term

                  1. 2.0
                    Dec 15, 2021
                    Director
                    Former Employee, more than 1 year
                    North Haven, CT
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    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
                    1. 4.0
                      Apr 20, 2022
                      Technical Product Manager
                      Current Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Good overall packages on offer

                      Cons

                      .constant change within company can be difficult to keep track of.

                      1. 5.0
                        Dec 9, 2021
                        Production Operator
                        Former Employee
                        Dublin, Dublin
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        nice coworkers and good environment

                        Cons

                        working hours can be tricky sometimes

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                      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.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Covidien employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Covidien. This rating has decreased by -4% 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.

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                      Graduate Student

                      Hi! Looking for some advice regarding hiring processes. I completed 2 interviews with the company and they emailed to say they "want to put me forward for the job" and asked for references, passport, and for me to do a background check. I didn't hear anything for a week, so then emailed to check on my application status. They responded saying they would get back at the end of that week. Its been 2 weeks since. I emailed last week to ask for an update and have not received a response. Thoughts?

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                      ComEd

                      Got booted from my former position about 4 years ago, which I LOVED. I have the impression I was "kept" in sympathy. Now that I have my feet beneath me, I feel like I'm running in place. Over the past 2 years, I've probably applied for about 100 positions in other departments. True, a few were unlikely moonshots, but for the most part I didn't misrepresent myself. Am I the world's worst interviewer? Otherwise.. shouldn't I have been accepted elsewhere, by choice?

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                      4 Comments

                      Administrative Assistant

                      I haven't worked since Jan. 2020 when my job as administrative assistant for the Hospitalist group was eliminated. I can't begin to count the number of applications submitted, interviews I've had, jobs that I was told were mine then they weren't, etc. Several jobs have fallen through or not panned out. I am not a job hopper and want to stay where I go. I have a zoom interview tomorrow for a front desk receptionist position at an oral surgeon's office. Any interview tips are appreciated.

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