Guidant was great. Boston Sci not so much - Anonymous employee Boston Scientific Employee Review

2.0
Apr 20, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great and very talented people at the staff level. It's a very technically challenging and interesting place to work. A very strong patient and customer focus.

Cons

Way too much middle management and combined with horrific leadership in the company is leading the stock into the tubes. The persistent RIF a year attitude is getting old. The end result is unrealistic workloads for employees. Middle management MBA's come up with processes and procedures they don't have to live with.

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Cons

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Pros

Good pay. Good benefits. My coworkers who were at the same level as me were supportive.

Cons

Work environment was highly stressful and often unsustainable. Management created a culture where employees were frequently overworked, undervalued, and burned out. Communication from leadership was inconsistent and their expectations changed frequently. Work-life balance was very poor. Employee concerns did not get taken seriously unless they directly impacted company performance. When an HR compliant involving my supervisor was filed for his behavior with input from the majority of the team members, no meaningful action was taken beyond stating it was handled "per BSC policy". Opportunities for promotion and career advancement were limited. Employees who treated others poorly were often still rewarded or praised as long as performance metrics were met. There was a clear culture of favoritism and hierarchy, and employees outside of those circles could work above and beyond expectations without receiving recognition or advancement opportunities. In 2 years, there were 12 employees who were fired in a 10 person department.

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