Diversity reality check - Anonymous employee Boston Scientific Employee Review

3.0
Oct 19, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, great products, interesting work, company moving in a positive direction with revenue and doing a good job to drive investor confidence

Cons

One of Boston Scientific's core values is Diversity, but it falls very short of its endeavors. Overall a conservative company with lots of white men director level and above compared to women and minorities, hard to break through. Have seen one group where all the people RIF'ed recently have been minorities.

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Boston Scientific Response
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Thank you for posting your thoughts on Glassdoor. Boston Scientific aims to provide an inclusive environment built on respect, collaboration and a diverse range of perspectives. With one of our core values being Caring, we strive to act with integrity and compassion to support patients, customers, our communities and each other. Thank you for sharing so that we can continue to look for ways to improve.

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