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      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (5,313 total reviews)
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      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 5,313 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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      2.0
      Sep 20, 2016

      Potential is there, management runs it into the ground

      Systems svv specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are amazing, really supportive of each other.

      Cons

      Middle management is so thick you can't see through it. Decisions take ages to make. Very VERY political climate. Promotions are unheard of and everyone is concerned with how things look or how everyone FEELS than doing their job or rewarding talent

      2.0
      Sep 21, 2015

      Biosciences is falling apart

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Excellent products (reagents and instruments) -Flexible work environment -Opportunities for lateral movement/growth -Good severance package once they decide to lay you off

      Cons

      -Shortsighted: annual layoffs/restructuring despite revenue growth. This is to meet big BD's goals and to cover for losses in other segments. -San Diego site is run by a junior management team that is very insecure and insular. -San Jose site is being pushed to deliver on product development projects with unrealistic timelines. Launch readiness determined by leadership team and core team leader without consideration of commercial readiness. -Difficult to advance in your career. Director and above roles being filled by new MBAs that lack career and industry experience. -Senior leadership team changes every three years causing company culture to shift.

      1.0
      Jul 9, 2015

      Silos with too much politics; employee's career can fall victim of power struggle between management

      R&d
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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

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