I heard that senior management is coming soon (in 2 weeks) - probably to lay us off. So get ready!

Will there be layoffs?

I’m very confused by the leadership decisions and everyone who has been longstanding in this OU seems to have a “dog eat dog” mentality even on the same team. Can anyone please help validate or correct my understanding ? Or add different context... — read more 

Here's a link to an article with a great lesson for our management (and maybe some of us... — read more 

I just left another soul-crushing meeting with management – it feels like I'm working for a pack of hyenas with clipboards. The politics here make high school look like a zen retreat. I'm so done with this. At this point, I’d take a job herding feral... — read more 

How would these tariffs will impact MDT, Any feedback?

That's what they want you to do. That's what all this cr-p and layoffs is all about. Don't do them any favors, I'm begging you. Make them pay you severance.

So we are in crunch time now. I think some OUs and projects with emerge totally unscathed. I think this layoff will actually be a small one where we trim the dead wood only.

Well, we are ki-ling ourselves with supply chain and how we are treating our vendors, under the leadership of our wonderful CEO. We have many small companies that supply critical parts to support manufacturing and some do want to do business with... — read more 

It makes them think twice before laying you off. Especially if it is for EAP type stuff. Come back May 1st and it should buy you an extra year or two.

Has anyone else noticed Folks are in full force enjoying a 4 weekend, hardly anyone shows up Monday and Fridays now a days ... What happened to the 4 day RTO. policy?

Why are they getting special treatment? Seriously.

I finally got out of GOSC, which is run by Mr. Walmart and his muscle man Mr. Dr Pepper. Two wonderful examples of Geoff hiring from the outside! How do people with MBAs whose experience was running a sugar water company and one who ran managed... — read more 

Hearing very big changes/layoffs coming to several OUs, specifically in marketing and integrated marketing. Including shared services (like multichannel marketing and digital operations) which will likely be disbanded and mostly laid off. What is... — read more 

Medtronic has made it crystal clear that there’s nothing left to stick around for. When this lousy leadership treats layoffs as the only fix for their many messes, it says everything about their incompetence and lack of direction. Anyone still... — read more 

We cannot stand by having this leadership not put patients first. We continue to not be able to provide life saving products due to supply chain issues so that GOSC can save a buck. We need a new change of strategy and leadership. We have failed our... — read more 

Every single day. I know I'm in no position to do it, yet I keep thinking about it. That's what this place has done to me. I'm willing to risk my livelihood just to get away from its toxicity.

I am starting a new layoff thread. I don’t have much info but the last one had gotten overrun. So the main thing I am hearing is that overall layoffs will be disproportionately distributed across OU’s. Some will see a haircut, some will see a 25%... — read more 

With the way Medtronic runs it business nowadays you can’t just laugh at it. Why stress out about it? It’s not worth it. Just let the ship slowly sink. Medtronic is now just a slowly sinking cash cow for revolving door of VPs who come and go after... — read more 

I’ve finally found another job. While it's only tangentially related to my field of expertise and doesn’t offer a significant pay increase, it provides opportunities for advancement, the chance to learn something new, and a new challenge. I just... — read more 

We got a chorus. Actually, two churros. I feel the company appreciates me.

I like my job. It's interesting, I get decent pay, and the people I work with are a great bunch, including my manager. I'm not saying it's perfect. The overall culture has deteriorated and I don't like having to worry about layoffs nonstop, but it's... — read more 

Medtronic is not the company I thought it was when I joined. It could have been a leader in creativity and innovation, offering jobs that any engineer or designer would dream of. Instead, I feel like a drone. I’ve been here for over five years, and... — read more 

https://www.unleash.ai/unleash-america/medtronic-if-we-expect-candidates-to-be-excited-about-joining-us-we-need-to-give-them-an-experience-that-feels-exciting/

It is called the dividend king stock because it transfers the wealth created from the hard labor of employees directly to the executive oligarchy and their bonuses. There is no growth or reinvestment in innovation & patients. Profit over people.

Am I the only one who's considering leaving for lower pay just to get away from this place? I've worked at cr-ppy companies before, but Medtronic truly takes the cake.

Is anyone else getting a case of the “Mondays” on Sundays lately? The past few weeks have been unusually odd and I’m tired of weekly surprises.

When you tear an organization apart, this is the kind of chaos that ensues!

Does anyone now what is being offered for severance now? Recently heard that’s now one week per year of service and that people are on the books for one month.

When the layoffs across the enterprise will happen. Sounds like no set numbers across the OUs, except that everyone has to participate to some extent and all contractors and consultants will be affected barring ex-com approval. The extent of... — read more 

Is he a new GE style leader who will just accelerate the cost-cutting and give GM someone to blame for his own failures?

What’s up with all the new hires at neuro? How can the company be performing poorly yet still be hiring new engineers? Feels like they are cutting engineers with experience and replacing them with cheaper ones.

Are we over employed at this point when projects are cut down?

The tariffs do affect our earnings as supplies get a lot more expensive

It’s happening. Should be announced soon just in time for summer.

Had 2 earlier in the month, wondering if more will be coming in March/April… I have a feeling our LINQ excursions will come back to bite us.

After years of staying put, the situation got so bad it finally pushed me to move on. I don’t make changes lightly, but this was beyond tolerable. Now, I’m heading toward better pay, stronger benefits, and a workplace that actually values its people... — read more 

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