BD reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(5,286 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,286 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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5K reviews
1.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good if you make it happen. For a big company, the benefits are ok compared to the industry but by far behind the best companies to work for. Parking is plenty. The buildings are in ok condition with working and cleaning toilets most of the time. The newly renovated cafeteria and lobby are stunning. But, the cost of dining there has doubled.

Cons

The work environment is toxic and cold due to constant layoffs that are corporate driven for shareholder value. There is a drive by corporate get rid off cubes while managers maintain their offices with doors and windows. The company only spends 6 percent of annual revenue on R&D. This is half of the industry standard. Individualism is not tolerated as design by committee pervails driven by "C" grade managers. Outdated bell curve job ranking based on favoritism and good old boys network resulting in Lack of trust everywhere. The company is stagnant and devoid of culture as it outsources most of its work to Ireland and India. They like to acquire companies and try to make their products work. In some cases, there is success. But, right now, after they have acquired an Israely company with lots of problems, there is trouble ahead.

1.0
Oct 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people on the legacy CareFusion side, good product that is actually helping people, lots of hardworking people on CareFusion side

Cons

Lowest pay in the industry, long hours with no reward, and pretentious managers from legacy BD. Morale is at an all time low and is only getting worse.

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