BD reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,305 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 5,305 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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3.0
Nov 14, 2014
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Pros

very good work life, truly value driven organization, successful track record, relatively stable environment. Culture of nice people.

Cons

budgets change almost daily - if you don't spend your budget the second you get it expect to have it taken away even in a great year. run by old boys club of the old guard, which is recognized but very difficult to change. doesn't invest in training their people, matrix where nobody has decision rights, hugely change averse, doesn't know "what good looks like" and would rather feel their way around in certain functions in an undisciplined fashion than bring in experts and stick with their advise. Poor track record with diversity and supporting women in the work place...though its working to improve the latter

2.0
Nov 11, 2014

Used to be a great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fitness center, bank, nice Cafeteria, still some very nice people who work there.

Cons

Company culture has plummeted since Hank Becton passed away. Used to be people stayed for 20-30 years. Now there is little to no respect for people who have been loyal. They feel people from the outside know more so they actively recruit from outside instead to promoting from within. BD was always a great manufacturing company. They produced high quality products at a competitive price. Now they want to be a great marketing company so they feel need to bring in talent from outside company.

3.0
Nov 5, 2014

Well-established company in the biotech sector with a good culture.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company culture is very good, and the work is very meaningful (improving healthcare). Preserves work-life balance over all. Employment is generally stable although several rounds of small-scale layoffs are present in recent years (2010-2014).

Cons

Perks are average and are not sufficiently attractive. Promotion is not easy to come by for experienced professionals (in functional areas). Compensation is probably not sufficiently competitive but understandable given the stability and comfort offered by a well-established big company like BD.

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