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      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (5,279 total reviews)
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      Tom Polen

      68% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,279 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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      5K reviews
      5.0
      Mar 1, 2010

      BD was an excellent company to work for.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They treated people with respect and provided a positive work environment. They paid fairly well, and often gave end of the year bonuses. Work life balance was very good.

      Cons

      In spite of their effort to do what is right, in the end profit is more important to upper management than keeping their good and useful employees.

      3.0
      Feb 18, 2010

      BD is a good place to work

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Becton Dickinson offers an excellent benefit package to the sales associates BD has Strong market share Very Ethical

      Cons

      Recently it appears very little money is being spent on research and development Income is a poor reflection of the work necessary to do the job

      2.0
      Feb 7, 2010

      Slow and Steady.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      BD is a great place to work if you want to put one foot in front of the other and collect a paycheck. The hours are great compared to every other place I've worked... usually just about 42-43 per week. If you like a steady income, good hours, a slow pace, low unemployment risk, and you like to take orders, this is your place.

      Cons

      If you need to express high levels of inventiveness and originality look elsewhere. Management favors analysis, tradition, dress codes, a sure thing, low risk, and careful steps. They don't like challenge, new unproven ideas, high energy, or individual decision making. Engineers from the design-side of consumer electronics companies struggle here. Management is very top-down and bureaucratic, and challenges to their commands are not well received. One thing that I noticed during my first week of employment was how eerily quite it is, to the point of being Stepford wives creepy. After about a month, I found out that a few of the more non-conservative engineers couldn't "take it anymore" and they spoke out. Within a fairly short period of time they were "let go". Also, I should say that there are a steady flow of engineers that leave the company right at their two year mark (so that they don't have to pay back relocation).

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