BD reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(5,281 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 5,281 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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1.0
Feb 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Only positive is the relaxed work culture

Cons

So BD is basically a scam company that lays off US employees and hires cheap labor from India. Here's how the scam works: during the financial year end (around Jun-Aug), upper management lays off a certain percentage of the US workforce. This is just before their yearly numbers are made public. So they show their investors they have cut costs and are doing great. The execs cut themselves a nice big bonus cheque. The work gets divided among remaining employees without any pay hike. Next, around Sep-Nov, they list out job postings for their India location. Though only a few openings are available, they'll review hundreds of candidates. This way, the whole interview and onboarding process stretches for 3-4 months. The selected candidate gets his/her offer around late Nov or Dec (note that by this time, the new FY has already started in the US). They will also make sure low-ball as much as possible (they will literally bargain till a few thousand rupees of the offer they make). At the time of offer discussion, they promise a hike of 10% and a bonus amount. But when the time comes for this new joiner (who could only join in Dec due to the politics) to have his/her appraisal, they say he/she has not been working for a full FY, so they will not give the full bonus or the promised hike. Any decent, self-respecting employee then decides to leave. And the cycle continues. So if you're considering applying here, beware. Please don't waste your time at this SCAM company!

3.0
Aug 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and relatively stable job as long as you are ok doubling your workload with every “integration” while keeping everything else constant. Growth is guaranteed if you are good at playing politics and sucking up to the right leaders. Champions a lot of good causes to improve its rankings and image. Optics are at least as important as substance, and the speak up culture is always appreciated when it’s flattering but filtered out otherwise.

Cons

Underdeveloped middle and upper management left to play politics and experiment with their teams without any proper checks or balances. The company more than doubled in size through acquisitions in a very short period of time, yet its associate development and culture feel like that of a company a quarter its size. The pendulum constantly shifts from hiring a wave of “external talent” to counter the lack of investing in associate development, all the way to suddenly promoting random people into roles that they are severely unqualified for to check the box on an annual retention or promotion key driver goal.

1.0
Feb 4, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

you have a job to go with stress ever day.

Cons

Awe full aggressive management and manger. work you to death. Very high turn over. why you think they are constantly hiring. Most of bad reviews are true. HR is buttering it to cover. Just remember we told you so. Not having job is better than being here. Think twice before joining .

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