Great Engineers, Poor Management - Senior Software Engineer Boston Scientific Employee Review

3.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Great training opportunities, good medical products for patients. (Minnesota) Nice people. Engineers are talented and doing a great job. Relaxing atmosphere - you are now allow to wear blue jeans to work! Flexible day schedule for some.

Cons

Poor management at Manager I level. Too much politics, and work could be boring. Innovations are hardly supported. Problematic opportunities for growth. Hard to find related information due to terrible search (non-existent). "Celebrate" part is struggling - may be because of recent slowdown in the economy.

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Pros

Good pay. Good benefits. My coworkers who were at the same level as me were supportive.

Cons

Work environment was highly stressful and often unsustainable. Management created a culture where employees were frequently overworked, undervalued, and burned out. Communication from leadership was inconsistent and their expectations changed frequently. Work-life balance was very poor. Employee concerns did not get taken seriously unless they directly impacted company performance. When an HR compliant involving my supervisor was filed for his behavior with input from the majority of the team members, no meaningful action was taken beyond stating it was handled "per BSC policy". Opportunities for promotion and career advancement were limited. Employees who treated others poorly were often still rewarded or praised as long as performance metrics were met. There was a clear culture of favoritism and hierarchy, and employees outside of those circles could work above and beyond expectations without receiving recognition or advancement opportunities. In 2 years, there were 12 employees who were fired in a 10 person department.

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