BD reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,294 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,294 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0
Mar 3, 2013

Technology at BD

Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance travel

Cons

long hours, older technology limitted advancement

4.0
Mar 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Respected & Valued Work as / with a team First level mgmt asks and listens to ideas for improvement Several product lines Sell value of product Strong benefits Pension plan

Cons

Low base salary Poor commission structure (worst in industry; reps can't explain how they get paid; just reduced commission plan opportunity further) Not many reps to plan Too great of a gap between value of product + price Top management lags in responsiveness to customer trends by at least 1-2 yrs Too many reports that become sales inhibitors Change priorities like they're the flavor of the month Hiring out of college at current salaries. Several of these candidates are planning to leave within 2 years as they simply want to gain the experience then leave for a higher salary.

2.0
Feb 26, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to receive technical training, and work-life balance is pretty good depending on where you are. I have worked at several locations across the country and can tell you to avoid the plants. They can be quite miserable places unless you are in a leadership role. If you are in a non-production support role, then the work-life balance is good.

Cons

Benefits are OK, but the healthcare benefits have gotten really bad over the last couple of years. the prescription drug coverage essentially requires generic drugs be used. If you must have a brand name, you'll pay for it through the nose. Salaries are also pretty low, as management sees it as a "privilege" for you to even work here. Also, there is not a lot of calibration between areas for high/low performers. For example, one area or department's worst engineer may be equal to the best in another department (or vice versa). HR will require the former to be disciplined and the latter to receive a pay raise. This drives many engineers and techs to flee growing and dynamic work areas to go to stable, easy departments. Professionals at the company take either a technical path that is a dead end, or a management path that pays well, but is pretty exclusive. There is little reason to stay at this company once you make it to a Sr. or Sr. Staff engineering level. There is a ceiling at that point for technical staff because management won't promote beyond that because the pay approaches theirs.

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