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    DePuy Synthes Reviews

    Updated September 12, 2017
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    DePuy Synthes CEO Alex Gorsky
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    Pros

    • Good work life balance generally (in 14 reviews)

    • Friendly people and opportunity to work for an entity under Johnson and Johnson (in 13 reviews)

    Cons

    • Poor work/life balance despite Creedo (in 14 reviews)

    • Company Reorganization - J&J let many good full time employees go and replaced with contractors (in 17 reviews)

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    1. "process quality system documents for review, approval and distribution"

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      Current Employee - Compliance Coordinator in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
      Current Employee - Compliance Coordinator in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Progressive organization. The strength of Johnson & Johnson behind it, Worldwide opportunities, Dynamic personnel.

      Cons

      Competitive environment. Salaries are lower than competitors. Long hours

    2. "see below review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Raynham, MA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Raynham, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good pay, gym, cafe is better than most

      Cons

      As someone mentioned below. Lots of bullies and I was bullied also. Employees do not get treated to their full potential. Management just concerned about numbers . So many back-stabbers here! Back stabbing, bullying and favoritism has caused emotional harm to employees. I have seen it. Credo is really a joke now.

      Advice to Management

      Talk to all people the same. Get out of your cliques.

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    3. "Still figuring it out"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time

      Pros

      Good Company trying to figure out how to grow.

      Cons

      Many, many layers of management with too much red tape for rapid decision-making.

      Advice to Management

      Trim all the excessive layers!

    4. Helpful (7)

      "Lost"

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      Current Employee - Principal Engineer in West Chester, PA
      Current Employee - Principal Engineer in West Chester, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great co-workers
      On par pay and benefits

      Cons

      Directors are just cashing a paycheck. There is a disconnect between the upper management messages and what the directors say and implement. There is little to no room for advancement.
      Very inefficient organization that cannot react to the market. Lost touch with the customer

      Advice to Management

      Go back to your roots and take care of the customer. Stop creating silos in the organization that do nothing but swell the ranks of middle management.

    5. "Risky"

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      Current Employee - Quality Engineer in Warsaw, IN
      Current Employee - Quality Engineer in Warsaw, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Many job opportunities in the Ireland plant for advancement. Ireland is a "dual sourced" plant. Johnson & Johnson owned company with a 20/20 vision.

      Cons

      Weak management. Not in the "Do it right" mindset. Always cuts corners. Has managers and engineers without degrees in place making risky decisions.

      Advice to Management

      Stop cutting corners.

    6. Helpful (5)

      "J&J Purchased SYNTHES USA - DePuy Synthes"

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      Former Employee - Administrative in West Chester, PA
      Former Employee - Administrative in West Chester, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      DePuy Synthes (a J&J company) is a top medical manufacturing company. Pay and Benefits are very good - inline with large corporations. Many employees had worked for Synthes and had been there for many years and had helped to build the company.

      Cons

      Company Reorganization - J&J let many good full time employees go and replaced with contractors. Most likely these contractors will never be officially hired and won't receive benefits, bonuses, etc. Difficult to advance if you are not a permanent, full time employee.

      Advice to Management

      Treat your employees the way you would want to be treated. Using contractors to save money on benefits may be smart business practice but doesn't seem like a fair deal for the contracted employee. Show some compassion.

    7. "Medical Device Pakager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at DePuy Synthes full-time

      Pros

      -Paid time and a half.
      -Everyone is close to each other.

      Cons

      -Most of the all the time I was there we were mandatory overtime. (10 hr+ days)
      -Constantly changing procedures and requirements.

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    8. "Scumbags"

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      Former Employee - Facilities Manager in Horseheads, NY
      Former Employee - Facilities Manager in Horseheads, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      As Synthes some of the best people on the planet

      Cons

      As DePuy some of the worst people on the planet

      Advice to Management

      Just because you can doesn't mean you should ! Get rid of your hypocritical Credo or start living it !

    9. "Going through transition"

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      Current Employee - Engineering in Monument, CO
      Current Employee - Engineering in Monument, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good benefits for time off.

      Cons

      Stressful long hours with seemingly high attrition rate. Base pay is not great.

      Advice to Management

      Unrealistic expectations may temporarily boost productivity but have long term impacts on staff morale. Need to fill open positions as to reduce the load.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Good Company, Unethical Distributor"

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      Current Employee - Territory Manager
      Current Employee - Territory Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      DePuy has a good name in the industry.

      Cons

      The distributor was unethical, who could not be trusted. Not too many new products coming out. Surgeon training was horrible!

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