Toxic Wasteland of Dinosaurs and One-upsmanship - Senior Technical Writer Medtronic Employee Review

1.0
13 Dec 2020
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Pros

Was able to work remotely until the "situation with COVID improves."

Cons

Terrible health insurance, no PTO, no paid holidays, no bereavement time, and upper-management is extremely old-fashioned and tends to hire their personal friends and family as opposed to experience, talent, etc.. Company is run by MBAs. They do not care about your personal life or privacy. They treat people like disposable items. If you're not one of the long-term employees, then don't waste your time here. Go work somewhere where you will be appreciated and can grow. I noticed hate speech directed towards LGBTQ+ people posted to internal webpages by executive directors and higher ups during the George Floyd protests and Pride month.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
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Pros

The best company I’ve ever worked for.

Cons

Really can’t think of many. It’s heavily matrixed but that’s to be expected.

3.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Generous, old-school benefits. Almost twice the PTO as other places I've worked, excellent healthcare, 401K matching, etc. Many high-quality colleagues and a generally mellow, polite business culture.

Cons

Multiple competing bureaucracies, internal consultancies, a computer-illiterate 'stakeholder' class with permission to disrupt anything, and perverse incentives driving waste.

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