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If you're looking to be treated as a foreigner (for good or bad), you've found the right place - Deductions Team Member Covidien Employee Review

2.0
2 Oct 2017
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Pros

Worked here for half a year in 2014 -Relative freedom to do your work -International environment (if you are a foreigner who doesn't want to fit in to the Czech Republic, as is the case for almost all of them, you'll be right at home here)

Cons

-Boring number-oriented work. For accountants and people who enjoy work of that nature. If you're a blow-in, it will likely not be for you. -Company has meeting syndrome. Meetings for everything. Meetings about having meetings. Issues that could simply be resolved by one person going over to another's desk are instead resolved in 'official' meetings despite not being of a private nature at all. -International environment (if you are a foreigner who actually DOES want to fit in to the Czech Republic. ) You will not be judged on an individual basis but instead on the attitudes of other foreigners which may not match your own. You will be treated as you are 'supposed' to be treated, not how you actually WANT to be treated, in spite of all the HR guff about same. Forget about trying to speak any Czech to local colleagues, even at lunch/break times. They're only interested in using you for English. -Very cliquey workplace. New people are not welcome (bar an initial forced handshake) if they don't conform to the exact behavioural standards expected (see previous point) -HR unhelpful and elusive when actual problems are to be solved (I was robbed of accumulated benefits upon leaving having made the honest mistake of forgetting to sort it out beforehand. Nobody contacted me about it but if I had forgotten to return a company laptop, for example, you can be sure I'd have heard about it straight away!)

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Pay is competitive for many of the positions. Benefits are pretty good-medical, dental, vision, 401K HR department is committed to ensuring a respectful workplace so don't be afraid to speak up if you are mistreated by a manager or coworker. Overall fair treatment of employees is observed Focus on improvement activities like Kaizen and Six Sigma.

Cons

Communications from corporate are general and vague and major changes are not communicated very well-the 'rumor mill' will portent a major change (like the pharma division being spun off of the larger Covidien) but communication to employees can be spotty around these issues. Getting promoted can be a mysterious and unclear process - not that many promotions from within. It happens but not as much as it ought to. Too much of a focus on hiring outside candidates. Poor focus on talent development - not enough apprenticeships and interns. Finding a path for 'career development' can be a challenge - you have to do it yourself. Sometimes an excessive focus on financial results to the expense of other things, like employee morale. The manufacturing facilities often seem to be treated like the red-headed stepchildren by the corporate office - resources withheld from the Plants while corporate indulges in elaborate holiday celebrations and excessive numbers of Vice Presidents. Job security appears to be better at the Plants than at Corporate

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