BD Reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(5,276 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 5,276 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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
13 Jul 2022
Recommend
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Pros

1)Depends on luck but the people i met here are in majority friendly. Some of them who i still remain contact after leaving the company definitely good people. 2)Grateful for the food items received during holidays. 3)Grateful to have met management and co workers alike who are caring and some of the most hardworking people. 4)Some recognitions will be given if effort is appreciated by management in terms of award.

Cons

1) Burnout, gave 110% through out my employment here, involved in not just operations but projects, minor projects and recreationally activities however majority of the credit was covered with little to no recognition, feels like everyone just view them as extra work. If you are capable then it fall upon you to do them but credit really depends if your manager appreciates it or has the budget for the award. 2) work distribution is uneven, being more capable you will be task to not only your scope but to take in coworker`s work who are not up for the task. 3) As turnover rate is frequent here, some task are not properly documented hence handover requires the previous employee to train you within the notice period and you will have to pick up fast within that period if not the knowledge is lost in transition. No ownership of task is also an issue to the temporary helping employee as once you agree on helping it is pretty hard for you to return the task. 4) while some encountering limited promotions no matter how hard you perform as the ground worker, others might get the chance to be recognised or promoted without much achievements. Effort and achievements doesn’t work well with the favouritism at play here. 5) Stringent mindset when it comes to changes proposed especially for older employees sometimes even needing you to do more than persuade and explain multiple times and still reluctant to listen as to them its just extra work for them.

1.0
9 Jul 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

fair training opportunity; if lucky will have warm-hearted colleagues / seniors helping but everyone worries about his / her own rice bowl so team members often fight for lime light to keep afloat.

Cons

A space where no one really speaks his / her mind as people do disappear suddenly (asked to leave). So called 360 degree review is scary as if spies are everywhere. Too many small interest groups and cronyism. Team members can compete internally rather than work collaboratively. Disposable culture: employees can be seen as disposable resources; no real intention to develop their career; politics among middle management make it very difficult for subordinates to truly deliver

1.0
31 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Has its own factory building and build every component from syringes and catheter

Cons

Incapable management waiting for retirement day. Many wrong people for the job without good leadership. Boring and cheapskate canteen food. APAC senior mgt treated themselves as privilege group while the rest are nothing but workers. Many redundant layers of management and bureaucracy. Lack of career opportunity. HR is redundant. Outdated mindset.

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