Smith+Nephew reviews

Complete lack of concern for morale, IT is a disaster, there isn't one function at this company that isn't completely broken. There are a lot of people there who don't seem to have ever worked anywhere else, so they don't realize how broken it is. Frequent layoffs.

Communication between shifts is lacking; and procedures from one department to another vary greatly. Although Trauma and Reconstruction were combined, it feels like they are two separate companies. The atmosphere from one building to another almost seems like you're looking at a different company altogether. Sr management has made some questionable decisions in the last three years: at the same time they were pushing for inventory reductions in manufacturing and the distribution center, they build another (larger) distribution center. Also, they spent $15M on a nice showcase office building and empty lot when there was empty office space being remodeled on the current campus. The profit sharing/bonus system is different for manufacturing employees vs. administrative employees, a point not lost on those that work in manufacturing.