BD reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,304 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 5,304 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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5K reviews
3.0
Sep 16, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good learning experience. interesting environment, with

Cons

management doesn't monitor employees. Bad employees work here for years, good ones get all the workload and don't get properly compensated. Management doesn't give promotions, but they expect the work of a higher level job.

4.0
Mar 3, 2016

Senior Engineer, Embedded Software

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Above average pay for SWE. * Good managers in SWE (but not for all departments) * Recently acquired by BD (for the better)

Cons

* Small yearly bonus (2% based on profits). * Average PTO (starts at 17 days). * Quality of work life is very dependent on functional manager. * Program Management often pushes for unrealistic deadlines.

2.0
Jan 25, 2016

Terrible Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and flexible schedules (depending on management).

Cons

Heavy politics and favoritism. No personal development unless you are a favorite. This includes training opportunities, conferences out of state/country, and special projects.

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