I've been at Medtronic a while now, and the place feels different. I used to think this was where I’d retire, but lately? Highly doubt it. To the new hires: do you actually see yourself here in ten years, or are you already eyeing the door?
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You know this company is going down the drain when you see them outsourcing engineering positions to India.
The slide started with Geoff. Omar at least cared about patients and technology and engineering, Geoff doesn't understand it, and he has filled his team with know-nothings from other industries who are tanking the company with their cookie cutter plans that dont work in a higfhly regulated complicated industry.
Geoff is so busy blaming the people who came before him, its like Dude you've been the CEO for 5 years, time to take the L and admit you're the sc--w up here.
If someone can get away working less than 30 hrs at any job that's management's fault
A lot of people are taking advantage of bad/lazy management and it's really discouraging because I have to put in extra work to cover.
I don't know a reasonable solution because this always seems to happen to some degree at these larger companies. I just want to get work done...
To the person who is working another job while at MDT..it’s because of people like you, remote workers get a bad rep and rest of us are asked to come to the office. Bloody loser!
it started a slow decent with Omar, then the Covidien disaster happened, then just when you thought it couldn't get ant worse, they put GM in charge and plane started to really spiral out of control.....
I'm working another remote job while working at medtronic. I probably do 30 hrs job 2 and 20 for medtronic. Medtronic can drag me out of position here.
I like my MDT gig, MIP is helpful. but to be honest its getting harder to get by on a 2-2.5% increase every year. MDT never really recovered after covid. with all the knee je-k HR policies getting tossed around.
When Bret Wall said our goal is patient plus plus, that’s when I knew Medtronic is no longer in the business in helping people. Medtronic purpose is to enrich their shareholders.
Benn here in for two decades. When it became Medtronic in 16, I could see an immediate change in the overall feel of the facility. Seemed to improve in time but has definitely taken a fall since COvid hit. And not getting any better
I have been here well over a decade, but I agree, Medtronic is not what it used to be. The shift really started when GM took the helm. Every single day I think about leaving. Submitting job applications elsewhere has become my silent form of protest.
It’s honestly heartbreaking to see how far this company has drifted from what it used to be. When leadership has to constantly remind employees to “put patients first,” that’s a huge red flag, because that mindset used to be deeply ingrained in the culture. You didn’t have to be reminded; it was who we were.
For me, the shift started with the merger. Since then, it’s been a slow but steady erosion of values. We’ve lost sight of the mission. What used to feel purposeful now feels transactional, even performative. And let’s be real, the senior leadership? They’ve become unrecognizable. Ethics and integrity have taken a back seat, and those who used to embody them have either left or now just keep their heads down to survive.
The silence around bad decisions is deafening. It’s demoralizing to watch people you once respected become bystanders. It’s not just disappointing, it’s disgusting!
Probably not, been here 4 years. Can't get promoted or a raise to take me to midpoint. Would love to stay but see no reason to.
It has not been the same since Geoff took over.