BD reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,312 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,312 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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2.0
May 26, 2026

Weak leadership and high turnover overshadow benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Standard benefits, hybrid office policy.

Cons

Weak senior leadership sets the tone. Constantly shifting priorities, and regular cuts to headcount - rather than take experienced employees and move them, they wipe the slate clean and start with new hires. The churn brings in new people who are impressed by the BD name and history. The good ones quickly become disillusioned by the inefficient systems, absurd politics, and surprising lack of ethics. Bottom line, a good place to park while you look for another job. *Some individual businesses are better than others, proceed with caution if you are looking.

1.0
Feb 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good products, many talented people, good innovation

Cons

Many layers, no empowerment, lots of rounds of unnecessary reviews. Micromanagement. Leadership conduct extremely detailed reviews, delays progress, makes decisions with other departments without involving the project owner, and blames the bottom layer when bad things happen.

1.0
Jan 15, 2026

Nepotism and Laziness Everywhere

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Interesting work, you'll interact with a lot of different people. - At the end of the day, your job does make a difference. - You will wear a lot of hats.

Cons

- Laughable pay raises. You won't keep up with inflation. - Everything is being outsourced, and none of them can do the basics of their job. - Hard workers will be passed up for people who pretend to work. Failing upwards is a constant trend.

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