Does BD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BD. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BD?

74% of BD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BD 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BD?

Manager (84) , Quality Engineer (70) , Engineer (67) , Project Manager (63) , Intern (62) , Territory Manager (57) , Software Engineer (55) , Field Service Engineer (54) , Product Manager (47) , Machine Operator (41) , Sales Representative (41) , Analyst (40) , Senior Manager (40) , Senior Engineer (38) , Senior Software Engineer (35)

What are the pros of working at BD according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and can see a long career at this company" ((in 497 reviews)); "great people (individual contributors and lower/middle mgmt) that are passionate about the work they do" ((in 437 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 310 reviews)); "Very flexible and good pay." ((in 245 reviews)); "The team I work is great at coming together and helping each other get the job done." ((in 120 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BD according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management Lies and Politics" ((in 280 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and budget cuts." ((in 93 reviews)); "Some good managers but a lot of managers with poor judgment." ((in 90 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management Leads To Less Movement Upwards" ((in 59 reviews)); "No training to get better with processes and most of the time accounts get passed by with no reconciliation." ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about BD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BD layoffs and their outlook for job security at BD in 2026.

What are the top reviewed BD locations?

Le Pont-de-Claix , Grenoble , Paris , Eybens , Voisins , Lyon , Marseille , Chambéry , Toulouse , Marne-la-Vallee

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,309 total reviews)

Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,309 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

2.0

Feb 22, 2020

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Systems support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Medical and 401k are acceptable.

Cons

Upper Management communications poor to non-existent.

3.0

Jan 8, 2020

First job out of university

Programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paid well and a few of the colleagues were very interesting to hang with.

Cons

Yearly layoffs. Certain groups in engineering are looked upon as second class citizens by management and other sw groups. A lot of backstabbing going on

2.0

Dec 1, 2019

Struggling to cope with recent take-overs

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In theory lots of opportunity because of a broad portfolio, following recent take-overs of Bard & previously carefusion

Cons

Disorganized. Antiquated 'command & control' management pretending to be modern & current. Layers of bureaucracy & more added. Lots of 'lip service'

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