Be prepared to be stringed along in a depressing work environment - Anonymous employee CooperSurgical Employee Review

1.0
Dec 15, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

If a lack of leadership and management and a lack of communication and an unorganized strategic direction appeal, this is the place for you. There are some talented, great employees here and while I'd normally say come here for those connections, they're all frustrated and are either accepting the depressive state of affairs or are job searching and won't be there much longer.

Cons

Extremely hierarchical, and the leadership team does not bring in the people necessary at the start (or middle, or end) of key projects, which likely is the cause for the unorganized strategic direction. Everyone I know who has left CooperSurgical said it was the best move they could have made, and those who still work there are eager to leave because it's "such a mess". Male leaders here are aggressive and make their teams feel uncomfortable (I saw this first hand - not my leader, but it was very apparent and witnessed), or they blatantly make sexist comments that wouldn't pass muster in any other professional organization. I was fortunate enough that the leaders I had didn't fall into these categories, though their passive leadership and myopic view of ensuring their success above all else allowed for these behaviours to perpetuate. It's no wonder this company is struggling - they don't empower their people, have terrible communication practices and create an environment where only a few thrive.

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5.0
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Pros

Great culture, benefits and work life balance

Cons

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2.0
Mar 12, 2026
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Pros

The individual contributors are talented and professional people who do their best despite the circumstances. While the structure makes it hard to collaborate, the people themselves are generally nice and easy to work with on a personal level.

Cons

The company has become a hollowed-out environment where you are treated as a cog in a machine rather than a valued professional. Any sense of community has been replaced by deep-seated anxiety fueled by restructuring and a mass exodus of the company's best talent. Management’s style feels increasingly unethical, as they frequently dangle promises of career growth as a motivational tactic, only to never follow through. Even with the mandate to return to the office, the workplace remains a soulless collection of silos where you sit in a cubicle just to communicate via Teams, with virtually no face-to-face leadership. It is a draining and shady atmosphere where employees pay the price for poor financial management through stagnant, low pay and a total lack of genuine transparency.

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