Is Cook Medical Inc a good company to work for?

Cook Medical Inc has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,148 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Cook Medical Inc to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cook Medical Inc have been left by employees working as Intern , Clinical Specialist and Sales Representative .

Does Cook Medical Inc pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cook Medical Inc employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cook Medical Inc. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cook Medical Inc?

66% of Cook Medical Inc employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cook Medical Inc 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cook Medical Inc?

District Manager (40) , Production Assembler (30) , Engineer (29) , Validation Engineer (21) , Quality Engineer (20) , Assembler (17) , Clinical Specialist (17) , Intern (17) , Sales Representative (16) , District Sales Manager (13) , Customer Service Representative (12) , R&D Engineer (12) , Regulatory Affairs Specialist (11) , Product Manager (9) , Sales (9)

What are the pros of working at Cook Medical Inc according to real employee reviews?

"Fringe benefits are good and cost less than average" ((in 95 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 93 reviews)); "good work life balance most of the time" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 20 reviews)); ""Everyone was nice."" ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cook Medical Inc according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and not challenging" ((in 34 reviews)); "lack of leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good employees leave because of bad managers and complain about them but no one cares." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless as to what happens on the production floor" ((in 14 reviews)); "Organization and communication was terrible during FDA validation." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cook Medical Inc layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cook Medical Inc layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cook Medical Inc in 2026.

What Cook Medical Inc locations have received the highest employee ratings?

West Lafayette , Pittsburgh , Indianapolis , Spencer , New York , Dallas , Bloomington

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Cook Medical Inc reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)

Pete Yonkman

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Cook Medical Inc has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 950 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cook Medical Inc 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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Reviews by job title

950 reviews

2.0

Apr 5, 2016

Get your experience and then get out

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No one gets fired/laid off. You can learn a lot if you are just coming out of college.

Cons

- Pay isn't up to industry standards and neither are the bonuses. - No career track, very flat organization. Seniority is more important than what you know. (Good ole boys club) - No clinical training or conference exposure/experiences. - Employee retention in R&D is atrocious. College students come in, get experience then leave every 2 years or less.

1.0

Feb 6, 2016

Park 48 Salary Employee

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Zero pressure in this job. Can work your 8 hours and do not have to do anything more. Okay place to break into the Medical Device industry.

Cons

Terrible pay and benefits. The Cook Clinic where they make you go practices medicine like it is 1960 still. The cafeteria food and coffee at Park 48 is prison quality. Cook's management refuses to embrace change. In fact, if you suggest changing something that is probably the only way to get fired at this company. Tons of incompetent managers who knew Bill Cook back in the day so they get to stay around and do nothing.

1.0

Nov 26, 2014

Stuck in the past, very poor management, future at risk, super easy but very boring job

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

If you don't want to work hard (or work much) Park 48 Marketing is for you. The gym is decent and the $25 Thanksgiving card is okay. 4% 401K match is good but pay is very very poor for medical device industry.

Cons

This company is stuck in the past. Cook Medical believes because they were successful in the past they will be in the future. Management provides no vision for the company to employee's, totally lacks a strategy, and hires based on who you know not what you know. The pay is the lowest in the medical device industry and the company also has one of the worst vacation schedules (PTO) (one day for Christmas, one day for thanksgiving, and one day for July 4...come on). No one in the company can tell you how to get promoted (not even your manager). You basically need to wait around and hope someone taps you on the shoulder and promotes you. The raises at Cook are horrible, maybe 2% if you work in Marketing, around 4% in Engineering. Raises are not based on what you contribute, they come down from "the top."

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