A heavily regulated industry - Product Engineer Medtronic Employee Review

3.0
25 May 2011
Recommend
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Pros

A very people friendly environment. Coworkers and management are supportive of each other. Work hours are flexible. Lots of freedom to find and work on issues.

Cons

Medical devices is a very highly regulated industry. People are careful to avoid mistakes, and copious amounts of documentation are required to be sure that we are covered. Thus product and process improvements are very slow. If you want to make a difference, it will take a long time. Even simple changes can take years.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
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Pros

The best company I’ve ever worked for.

Cons

Really can’t think of many. It’s heavily matrixed but that’s to be expected.

3.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Generous, old-school benefits. Almost twice the PTO as other places I've worked, excellent healthcare, 401K matching, etc. Many high-quality colleagues and a generally mellow, polite business culture.

Cons

Multiple competing bureaucracies, internal consultancies, a computer-illiterate 'stakeholder' class with permission to disrupt anything, and perverse incentives driving waste.

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