BD reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(5,282 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,282 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 4, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Wonderful team members, workload can be grueling at times. Salary is comparable to industry measures. Health insurance have three options that could be better with the amount of employees on staff.

Cons

No bonus,,,,unless you are part of upper management. At time of salary negotiation , BD will offer this as a possibility as well as yearly salary increase however that will never happen for numerous reasons. During yearly reviews-you have to complete self assessment and provide reasons why you should be considered for raise. This is acceptable IF salary increase is even a true option but it is not. So although you work hard all year for a company that promises growth, in the end you are forever trying to prove your worth but instead you are only filling a position until you cannot take it anymore

1.0
Mar 12, 2019

Be discerning

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful campus to look at while you work.

Cons

Full of systemic, toxic masculinity (rather than skills that pay the bills). It’s 1890’s roots are showing girl, especialy if you are a “diversity candidate.” Expect to be given a “promotion” to role that is set up to fail. There are metrics for this, so if you do get promoted, fragile people target you and BD does literally nothing to protect you from that. If you are a community-minded person, I would skip this place altogether. If you subscribe to white feminism, this is the place for you. Just depends on what you’re into.

1.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good if you make it happen. For a big company, the benefits are ok compared to the industry but by far behind the best companies to work for. Parking is plenty. The buildings are in ok condition with working and cleaning toilets most of the time. The newly renovated cafeteria and lobby are stunning. But, the cost of dining there has doubled.

Cons

The work environment is toxic and cold due to constant layoffs that are corporate driven for shareholder value. There is a drive by corporate get rid off cubes while managers maintain their offices with doors and windows. The company only spends 6 percent of annual revenue on R&D. This is half of the industry standard. Individualism is not tolerated as design by committee pervails driven by "C" grade managers. Outdated bell curve job ranking based on favoritism and good old boys network resulting in Lack of trust everywhere. The company is stagnant and devoid of culture as it outsources most of its work to Ireland and India. They like to acquire companies and try to make their products work. In some cases, there is success. But, right now, after they have acquired an Israely company with lots of problems, there is trouble ahead.

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