Company has lost focus after founder, Earl Bakken, passed away - Account Manager Medtronic Employee Review

3.0
Jan 14, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Market leader with new technology. Compensation is good.

Cons

Bureaucracy can be mind-numbing, impossible to get anything done in a reasonable amount of time. The endless drive for profits has taken away from the old Medtronic messaging when Earl Bakken was still alive. The culture has markedly declined since I've been employed, there is little confidence amongst my colleagues and me for management. Competitors are far more nimble even if they are of comparable size as a corporation. Work/life balance can be non-existent at times.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

The best company I’ve ever worked for.

Cons

Really can’t think of many. It’s heavily matrixed but that’s to be expected.

3.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Generous, old-school benefits. Almost twice the PTO as other places I've worked, excellent healthcare, 401K matching, etc. Many high-quality colleagues and a generally mellow, polite business culture.

Cons

Multiple competing bureaucracies, internal consultancies, a computer-illiterate 'stakeholder' class with permission to disrupt anything, and perverse incentives driving waste.

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