BD reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,302 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,302 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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jun 6, 2023

Not what it used to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

First the good. The compensation, PTO, and benefits are still good. And the front-line associates (who do the actual work and grow the company) are great.

Cons

BD is very top heavy with management. It seems everyone is some level of Director or Manager. BD claims a work life balance for employees. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Expect to work in the evenings, at night and when you’re with your family on PTO. BD is very cliquey and choice assignments or advancement could depend upon how good you are at company politicking. If you’re considering employment with BD, your biggest concern should be the constant layoffs and reorganizations. If you accept a position with BD, it would be wise to always have an updated resume and network at the ready.

3.0
May 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is pretty good. The benefits and vacation time are better than the pay. You can move up pretty quickly if you're a good worker. Although, once you get closer to upper management you also have to shake the right hands and say the right things.

Cons

BD is a giant corporation only worried about the bottom line. They are very concerned about their ESG score and hire and promote accordingly, unfortunately to the detriment of the company and employees. Until you get to a job group 4 the bonuses are pretty weak. Morale is mostly pretty low. The higher ups are disconnected from the rest of the worker bees. It seems like they implement procedures and strategies with little input from those actually doing the work, creating inefficiencies and red tape. After seeing some great folks work hard to move up only to be first on the chopping block for layoffs is very demoralizing.

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