Great products for patients, sinking morale for employees - Engineering Manager Baxter Employee Review

2.0
Oct 24, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding products that really do make a difference in patient's lives! Great coworkers truly passionate about the above.

Cons

"Do more with less" is the mantra: Teams in all functions routinely understaffed and often unable to even back fill vacated roles let alone open new roles to get the team to the water line. "Best Place to Work" surveys sent by sr leadership make it seem like they care, but then any negative results are rarely acted upon and managers are pressured to have their teams reply more positive despite nothing changing. Perpetual drain of experienced team remembers, with robust subject matter expertise and history not valued. Can just outsource or bring in young talent (somehow without robust training programs) to keep the churn... "Forcing" people back to office despite it being proven unnecessary and many team members already being located around the globe. But fear to say anything because "if your job doesn't need you in the office I can outsource it anywhere for cheaper", while having the audacity to "celebrate" the flexibility they claim to have.

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Baxter Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to write this thoughtful review. We appreciate your points on our outstanding products and, of course, our great coworkers! We have noted your advice to management and will convey this back. This information is valuable to us as we continue to transform and evolve. Thank you for taking the time to share this.

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Pros

Really good pay, good management, company car, and overall decent work life balance.

Cons

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Baxter Response
2mo
5 stars! Thank you! We value your contributions to the team and appreciate the recognition of our benefits, and culture.
1.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Nothing to gain here for growth

Cons

*Constant pressure of management. *Zero to little training. *Always rushing people and not letting them voice their opinion. *Toxic workplace environment with no growth in career. *Certain individuals pressured to learn machinery and important paperwork while others do less and get the same compensation. *Mistakes due to workload and burnout heavily punished. *6 day workweeks constantly *No direct support from management. *Shortage of people in all departments.

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