Chew people up and spit them out when they are finished - Anonymous employee Stryker Employee Review

1.0
Jul 26, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some people have been there a long time and are very loyal

Cons

Most of the people in the business are either too focussed on their own job to care about the wider business, and the people who are involved in the wider business have their heads firmly buried - either in the sand or up each others backsides. It is not a fun or good place to work. Most of the staff are miserable and the senior management have no idea about how to motivate or engage the workforce. If people start to challenge the status quo, or someone decides their face doesn't fit, they are out without being given a chance. Everything will be done to make their life miserable until they either quit or are got rid of. Lots of things are proposed and suggested but very few are ever carried out. Don't let them fool you that they are "all about the patient". They are all about the numbers. Unless this area is a passion for you and you want to be a good sales rep, I would not recommend Stryker.

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