Smith+Nephew reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,741 total reviews)
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Deepak Nath

88% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Smith+Nephew has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Smith+Nephew 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
Aug 26, 2025

Great company

Recommend
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Pros

Supporting Encouraging Development Motivational Great work life balance

Cons

Communication from higher ups Support from higher management

5.0
Aug 22, 2025

Life Unlimited!

Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance, extensive training provided, awesome supportive environment (peers and management), quality products, longevity of many employees.

Cons

Lots of policies but understand the need.

1.0
Aug 21, 2025

Toxic Environment with No Growth

Recommend
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Avoid at all costs Order to Cash France This team is a textbook example of dysfunction. The work is soul-crushingly repetitive, with zero prospects for growth or recognition. In a team of nearly ten people, not a single promotion in over three years that tells you everything. The so-called "team leader" is completely out of their depth, completely incapable of managing a team, lacking basic leadership, lacking even the most basic leadership or communication skills. The workload is deliberately unrealistic, designed to set people up for failure rather than success. As for the credit manager imagine someone whose idea of work-life balance is flooding your inbox at midnight and during weekends, then expecting immediate responses. This person micromanages obsessively and creates a toxic, high-pressure environment that pushes people to the edge. Morale is in the gutter. No one wants to stay. People are either quietly looking for an exit or mentally checked out. Upper management clearly doesn’t care, or worse, is complicit in maintaining this chaos. If you value your mental health and career, steer clear of this nightmare.

Cons

Credit manager sends emails late at night and on weekends, creating pressure and team leader has no personality

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