Good Brand & Pay, But Vocera Bangalore Entity Faces Serious Internal Challenges
Pros
Pros: 1. Stryker as a global organization has a solid reputation in the medical device industry. 2. Salary packages and benefits are competitive for the Indian market. 3. Strong product portfolio with meaningful impact on healthcare systems worldwide.
Cons
Cons: 1. Hiring for the Bangalore-based Vocera entity is managed exclusively through a third-party consultancy, TeamBees, run by Rahul Gupta. There are allegations that hiring decisions involve questionable practices, including monetary influence over senior decision-makers. 2. A toxic work culture has emerged under certain leaders, notably Vijay Indoria, whose alleged pursuit of internal promotions has led to the dismissal of technically competent employees across global teams. 3. Senior leadership, including VPs like Josh, appear either unaware or indifferent to these internal politics, possibly due to the sheer scale of Stryker’s global operations. 4. Within the Bangalore Vocera office, these issues are widely known but rarely spoken about, as many employees choose to tolerate the environment in hopes of job security or early retirement. 5. The HR department, while powerful on paper, is ineffective in addressing employee grievances. Most operational execution is handed off to highly efficient contract workers based in Singapore and other Asian countries. 6. Stryker's internal employee policies in India often feel out of sync with the premium quality and pricing of their medical products, raising questions about internal vs. external value alignment. 7. Advancement seems to favor those who engage in excessive flattery of upper management rather than merit or technical capability. Survival and promotion appear to depend more on internal politics than on performance.