BD Reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,277 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,277 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
5 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Benefits (Pension, Stocks, Christmas bonus) - Good social culture (Christmas parties, drive in movie nights) - Great looking office with a lovely canteen and showers on site

Cons

- Bad case of micromanagement and favoritism - Poor career development as they don't give out promotions or pay rises. No real reward for hard work which leads to a high attrition rate - Toxic management who bully employees at times - Alot of redundancy's every year. Seems like they cant promise roles to employees at any point in the year

4.0
2 Feb 2010

BD a good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

BD is a very good place to work

Cons

Its hard to leave work at work sometimes

2.0
17 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- It's no worse than most multi-national corporates - Almost all of the people I work with are really nice. - The breakfasts in the canteen are great (the lunches not so much)

Cons

Used to be great. I really liked the place for the first couple of years, but since the old site manager left (about two years ago), it's gone downhill. What used to be a serious medical equipment research site now feels more like a social media platform. These days, the people who rise through the ranks aren’t the most productive or effective—they're just the most visible. That means running hackathons, hosting Win-STEM events, or giving site tours to VIPs. In other words, the folks who have the time to get involved in non-essential activities while the ones buried in actual work are overlooked. If you're an “influencer” with a big social media following, you'll probably thrive here. If you're a workhorse? Good luck. On top of that, two major BD-RCI business units are currently being “divested” (sold off). I'd treat any job offer here with extreme caution—especially if you're being tempted away from a more stable position. The company’s share price has been flat for the last decade. Supposedly, the divestments are meant to “sharpen focus.” Personally, I think the real issue is a total lack of vision at the top, compounded by layers of bloated, ineffective middle management that are strangling the organisation. Frankly, I’m done. Too much work, too many deadlines, too much stress. Time to start looking elsewhere.

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