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    DePuy Synthes Reviews

    Updated March 18, 2019
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    DePuy Synthes CEO Alex Gorsky
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    Pros

    • "Work life balance is what you make of it" (in 21 reviews)

    • "Great environment, take great care of employees, great benefits" (in 30 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Johnson and Johnson no longer wants contractors to work over 2 years" (in 6 reviews)

    • "Big company with decisions being made by upper management that don't always make sense" (in 10 reviews)

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    1. "Very happy"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Raynham, MA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Raynham, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Friendly work culture, great mentorship, good work/life balance. New leadership pushing for innovation.

      Cons

      Burdensome processes that slow down innovation and speed to market. Some more senior employees are more concerned with getting by comfortably than improving the status quo. This is toxic and discouraging to newer employees who are trying to make a difference.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to encourage fresh ideas by rewarding, empowering, and promoting employees who proactively think outside the box.

    2. "Great pay and benefits"

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      Current Employee - CNC Machinist in Warsaw, IN
      Current Employee - CNC Machinist in Warsaw, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Pay, benefits, pension, union benefits

      Cons

      Not to many cons other than company can be cruel, union representation is great

    3. Helpful (1)

      "Not as great as you would think"

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

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

      Pros

      Fitness center on site
      Benefits are good

      Cons

      “It’s not the same JnJ it used to be” - any employee who has been there longer than 10 years will say this. With new management, comes awfulness. The desire to get up in the morning completely goes away. Are you really good at your job? Well if so, prepare to be pigeonholed. You’ll never move again regardless of how many jobs you apply for. If you want to move up, you have to leave.

      The Credo is supposed to be the backbone of the company. But when the Plan manager says she doesn’t care what the results of the credo survey are in a Staff meeting, you realize that the Credo is mostly a joke when it comes to honoring its employees.

      Recognition? Forget about it. You won’t get it.

      “Flex time doesn’t exist for Manufacturing”. Prepare to be overworked and underpaid. For 5 years I worked almost every night, every weekend, and every vacation. I was even getting calls while I was at my grandmother’s funeral. 5 years of hell, 50+ job applications within the company, and the same old story is “you’re not qualified” even though I can run circles around the people the finally hired.

      The only way you’ll move in this company is if you’re one of the favorites who isn’t good at his job.

      Advice to Management

      Get rid of your directors. They’re ruining the company. Metrics and Money shouldn’t be your main focus. Safety and Quality should come first. Then metrics. Don’t cut positions because you don’t know what the people are doing. Get out in the productionfloor. Meet the people who work for you. Care about them.

    4. "Machine Operator@Synthes. Sold to JNJ,Depuy Synthes. Wages reduced. Leased to Jabil. Losing all perks"

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      Current Employee - Machine Operator in Elmira, NY
      Current Employee - Machine Operator in Elmira, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      No pros anymore. The only pros we used to have are gone.

      Cons

      Low wages, bad benefits, unprofessional and unqualified management. Unfair merit increases, promotions. Women are a minority. They are not compensated as well as the men, and have more responsibilities. Not one of our supervisors had any prior experience in their positions before Synthes. They have no clue as to what they are doing.

      Advice to Management

      Stop kissing rump. You’re getting screwed too. Stop playing favorites and giving your buddies good raises and screwing the rest of us.

    5. "Sales"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at DePuy Synthes full-time

      Pros

      Brand recognition of Johnson & Johnson, expansive product portfolio

      Cons

      red tape, very rigid, reactive approach to business

    6. "A great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Quality Specialist
      Former Employee - Quality Specialist
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at DePuy Synthes full-time

      Pros

      Excellent management culture and work life balance

      Cons

      Too Long of a commute

    7. "Work harder and get paid less"

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      Former Employee - Spine Sales
      Former Employee - Spine Sales

      I worked at DePuy Synthes full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Benefits and name recognition were the only pros

      Cons

      They like the pharmaceutical model, junior salespeople that they can pay less.

    8. "Regulatory Affairs Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Regulatory Affairs Specialist in Raynham, MA
      Former Employee - Regulatory Affairs Specialist in Raynham, MA
      Recommends

      I worked at DePuy Synthes (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Pleasant environment. Staff very supportive

      Cons

      To be able to be a Johnson & Johnson employee rather than a contractor

    9. "Trauma"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Central, IL
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Central, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Learn a lot, products sell themselves, set yourself up for any medical device sales company/job,

      Cons

      always on call and running 24/7.

    10. "Commercial operations"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at DePuy Synthes full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, unique experience working with field sales, deverse talent

      Cons

      Constant leadership changes every two years