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    3.3
    57%
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    74%
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    Covidien Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Omar Ishrak (no image)
    Omar Ishrak
    64 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Excellent work/life balance, great people, enjoyable job" (in 48 reviews)

    • "Long-term; good benefits; was a terrific company as Valleylab when the employees owned it (before it went corporate" (in 46 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "Very Good Company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      1.Good work environment 2.Good pay 3.Very good product range

      Cons

      I had a big territory so travelling was quite a lot .

      Covidien2018-02-05

    2. "Great company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Senior Sales Representative in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Industry leading training, great bunch of colleagues, enjoyable conferences, excellent uncapped commission, nice company cars, good management

      Cons

      Wasn't any particular ones, don't think I would have stayed for 6 years otherwise. Would gladly return.

      Advice to Management

      No particular advice, everyone was just doing their best to hit targets. Sometimes they were set too high, but hey, that's sales!!

      Covidien2017-02-27
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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Covidien/Medtronic"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales Representative 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Covidien full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Good work life balance and the salary and benefits

      Cons

      Very political, job promotion based on who you know and not down to ability. Extremely American corporate - needed to be a bit different to all the others

      Advice to Management

      Listen more to your employees

      Covidien2015-12-04

    4. "Medical Sales"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - GSP Sales Specialist 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Covidien full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good work life balances. Colleagues are great fun! really nice people. great sales meetings

      Cons

      IT systems with sales target never work, frequently running blind. targets set in Q3 of financial year one time where management could not decide. sometimes take on unrealistic projects. some managers no good

      Covidien2015-08-04

    5. "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      I worked at Covidien

      Pros

      Good culture and benefits and opportunities for progression

      Cons

      Red tape and long approval process

      Covidien2015-07-13

    6. "Opportunities"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Basingstoke, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Huge international company, plenty of opportunities to progress your career in numerous directions. Established HR, L&D support. Hard work is recognised and talent encouraged.

      Cons

      The usual investment / production / quality of product issues.

      Advice to Management

      Allow more flexible working to retain the talent.

      Covidien2015-04-16

    7. "Profits not People"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time

      Pros

      - A decent salary and opportunities for advancement for people wishing to work within this environment.

      Cons

      - Lack of training and an assumption that you are able to jump straight in and work at the same target-driven fast pace as other long-term employees upon commencing the role. Lack of clear information about the role and what it involves at interview stage. - High staff turnover (during my time at Covidien I witnessed two employees quit with no immediate job lined up for them and several employees suffering from stress-related illnesses). - High frequency of meetings and lack of time and appropriate staffing levels to complete the workload. - A highly target-driven environment, right down to the lowest level roles, and a general workplace culture observed of working extra unpaid hours on a daily basis to keep on top of the workload. Overall I would strongly advise considering whether this working environment is right for you before accepting the job.

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      Advice to Management

      Employ more staff, train them properly, and reward effort and quality of work rather than continually raising targets.

      Covidien2015-05-16
    8. Helpful (1)

      "excellent innovative company, lots of change each year""

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Regional Sales Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Covidien full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      excellent training & people development, innovative products, fair salary, great sales team environment

      Cons

      constant change, lack of consistency with division and territory set ups from year to year.

      Advice to Management

      keep the divisions and territories more consistent for a period of years rather than significant change every 12 months.

      Covidien2013-07-10
    9. Helpful (2)

      "Poor leadership - especially by those who have been around since TYCO days. Very detached from customer relationships"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Director in Gosport, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Covidien

      Pros

      Generally people in the Medical Device industry feel that time with Covidien is good experience

      Cons

      lack of decision making, far too many meetings not enough action, very poor attitude towards the most important stakeholders - customers. Inability to market innovation without buying companies who have done this for them, inability to retain talent, inability to take any sort of risk, extreme politics, high turnover of staff, inability to be yourself and work in a relaxed team, lack of communication, excessive report writing and complicated internal paperwork and policies - especially expenses claims, Management have a detached relationship with employees - complex internal law and anti trust policies, and constant change all resulting in stress and lack of job security.

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      Advice to Management

      When acquiring new successful businesses leave them alone to continue to flourish

      Covidien2011-08-06

    10. "Senior Internal Auditor"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends

      I worked at Covidien full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good team with strong commitment

      Cons

      Restructuring - Medtronic acquired Covidien and culture has changed.

      Covidien2019-10-19
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