It Depends on the Division - Team Leader Boston Scientific Employee Review

2.0
22 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most of the senior executive leadership is strong, including Mike Mahoney and Dan Brennan. Wendy Carruthers is quite exceptional. Boston Scientific largely does a great job of creating a caring environment (e.g. giving you that warm hug) and has great leadership in some areas such as HR. Benefits like summer Fridays are very nice. Great development and training opportunities. Some divisions have more effective leaders than others so if you land in one that is well-led, then you can have a fulfilling career.

Cons

The company makes some strategic investment decisions based on emotional decisions rather than actual data. The company sometimes promotes based on optics of momentum versus people who actually deliver measurable results. Recommend avoiding Urology & Pelvic Health due to very poor leadership at the top. 15 Directors left the organization in a 12-month time span due to a division leader who is spectacular on camera and in front of an audience, as well as at managing up, but whose actions behind closed doors are extremely poor and not inclusive or open to diversity of thought.

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1.0
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Pros

Good pay. Good benefits. My coworkers who were at the same level as me were supportive.

Cons

Work environment was highly stressful and often unsustainable. Management created a culture where employees were frequently overworked, undervalued, and burned out. Communication from leadership was inconsistent and their expectations changed frequently. Work-life balance was very poor. Employee concerns did not get taken seriously unless they directly impacted company performance. When an HR compliant involving my supervisor was filed for his behavior with input from the majority of the team members, no meaningful action was taken beyond stating it was handled "per BSC policy". Opportunities for promotion and career advancement were limited. Employees who treated others poorly were often still rewarded or praised as long as performance metrics were met. There was a clear culture of favoritism and hierarchy, and employees outside of those circles could work above and beyond expectations without receiving recognition or advancement opportunities. In 2 years, there were 12 employees who were fired in a 10 person department.

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