Good for long term career - R&D Engineer II Medtronic Employee Review

3.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and endless opportunities. Recommend for early career and figuring out what you want to do. Good place to learn/build up resume.

Cons

Hard to gain real responsibility. Large company like this so focused on maximizing efficiency and having people specialize/work in silos. Easy to fall into trap and very hard to find opportunities needed to really advance in your career. They are also super cheap. Wont send you to conferences or other growth opportunities that cost money unless it is something related to minorities/diversity. Lastly, they don’t do any true innovation, just buy technology and then scale them up. Many people have spent whole career at Medtronic and are brainwashed to think that Medtronic rules are also how the rest of the industry operates. Had go through trainings on how to interact with physicians before going to hands on demos to get feedback on my project. My last company, I met traveled the country to meet with physicians straight out of college. They are just people…

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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