BD reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,304 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 5,304 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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1.0
Mar 15, 2017

Stifling, Frustrating Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits, although healthcare packages become more expensive with less coverage annually in the name of keeping with industry practices.

Cons

Stifling and Unprofessional Environment: people get angry if someone ambitious tries to drive results. They lash out and shame people who want to drive results, change and improvement that are good for the business. It seems their goal is to reduce their workload by silencing anyone trying to achieve results. Accountability and Ownership: In instances where a decision is important the discussion either circles endlessly because no one wants to make a decision and be accountable for the result, or an unqualified person with no relevant experience is at the helm and has no business making the decision. My outlook for the company is poor because of this. I've also encountered more people who spend their time finding ways to get out of owning any work than people who take responsibility for items. Blame Culture: If someone happens to make a decision and it doesn't go as planned, the blame game starts immediately and time is wasted pointing fingers instead of remedying the issue. Leaders also play "defense", preparing ways to blame other teams in advance of a problem coming to light. Silos: there are so many people with unclear responsibilities, and nothing gets accomplished. No one seems to know what the company's processes are.

2.0
Mar 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, some customers, company car (if job permits it), pay isn't bad (could be better) for the amount of hours worked

Cons

Management, no work life balance, over working the worker bee, having you work a position and not get paid for it

2.0
Jan 25, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Earned an opportunity to visit hospitals around the world. Exposed to and trained in numerous research methodologies along with marketing processes. Chartered projects had seemingly limitless budget funds to pursue needed activities, though it felt like overkill.

Cons

The matrix reporting structure takes time to adjust to and the downside is too many folks on the periphery can affect reviews. Frequent layoff's sadly often took out a few good people along with the under-performers. All of this lead to a culture of analysis paralysis where underlings and mid-level managers were afraid to make decisions; presentations to senior leadership outlining recommendations was often met with the same inaction.

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