This is my first year, is this a lot lower than prior years? Even when MIP will pay out at 103% as mentioned in town hall? From the benefits guide for new employees: “Over the last decade, our company match averaged 4.5% for employees who... — read more 

Is anyone fed up with the rampant stupidity of this group? Forget diligence because that would mean they would need to actually work but what loser approved cerevasc? That company is a scam and these mo--ns in corp dev are clueless who keep repeating... — read more 

MIP for PH was 70% which is crazy given the BU is a growth driver for Medtronic overall.

How you’ve found value by just restructuring the company is amazing. But how you will continue to post growth at this circling the drain is beyond even the most experienced insiders when we know this growth is financially engineered. This is a slow... — read more 

The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Medtronic ranks #118 overall with an Overall Score of 56.4, placing it above the... — read more 

I used to think that if I kept my head down and did solid work, that’d be enough to move forward. After a few years here, I’m not so sure. The people getting promoted aren’t always the most capable, but they’re usually the ones who know exactly who... — read more 

We need at least 35,000 insider posts on this and can guarantee we can get rid of Geoff if all of you employees rally. Let’s go.

Our VP stated that RIFs are "rare" during our town hall. We have had 9 (!!!) employees on our team RIFed in the past 24 months plus a Sr. Director disappeared under mysterious circumstances. They fired two US employees this May and then immediately... — read more 

This is all public information. With the exception of Bob Hopkins, our execs effectively get their RSUs or performance rewards, then sell that sh*t as soon as it vests. Forms indicating an (A) are the acquisition of shares, and in this small... — read more 

I'm trying to stay informed but I haven't seen anything solid.

MDT is basically run out of India these days. It's only a matter of time before everything except sales ends up there. Anyone considered transferring and working for pennies?

I’m doing the work of two people. Commuting in to an office to sit on zoom all day is expensive and depressing. We do more and more hard work while org leaders reap all the benefits. Nothing trickles down. I’ll just hang out doing the minimum... — read more 

Are the rumored Aug layoffs still a thing? Any word on Elliot management?

No agenda No meeting details Only a direct meeting on teams Thursday this week Meeting duration 55mins Is this a lay off discussion or a business update ? Does anyone know ?

Anyone else getting tired of the circus in NV? Every day there’s a new priority, a new direction, a new “this is the most important thing we need to focus on.” What was said one day will conveniently forgotten next day as if it happened by next day…... — read more 

Q&A at Global Town Hall, Geoffisms We’re closing sites where people don’t want to live or travel to. We don’t have a retention issue. He needs to make a career change to doing comedy.

All Cardiovascular OUs except PVH have been consolidated with others... Is MDT gearing up to sell the PVH business?

They can replace every single person in leadership, but there's no way anyone competent or with an actual vision is ever walking through that door. The culture is too far gone. There's no coming back from this.

Here are some new words for our friends at Corporate CommsGPT: Macroeconomic atmospheric turbulence Strategic velocity dampening Opportunity realization drag coefficients Enterprise momentum asymmetry Dynamic value-capture friction Market... — read more 

Thought he was gonna cry saying goodbye to his buddy Brett on the earnings call. Clearly he didn’t want to fire him and EM forced his hand. Neuroscience performance was awful (again)… when was the last time they hit plan??? Getting rid of Brett was... — read more 

Smells like something is on the stove.

Stock at 73 and continues down while market continues upward. Five years ago MDT was at 136. If Martha isn’t dismissed as part of the year end earnings announcement, it will continue downward. Really sad to watch the once icon of the medical... — read more 

Get those coffee mugs ready. And please be onsite to enjoy the viewing parties in person. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. HR.

Almost gave up. Fingers crossed, everyone, please. I'm so demoralized here that getting out is about saving my sanity now. Hard to believe I was once excited to work here.

CAS + CRM = Electrophysiology therapies (EPT) Rebecca Seidel to lead.

Anyone still doing summer hours? Unofficially, of course. Send that last email about 12:17 and then get a head start on the weekend? Of course I would NEVER do that!

Do we think changes will be announced at earnings call next week?

Surprising number of individuals leaving recently from all different titles/backgrounds. Bad leadership seems to be the common denominator and not listening to what employees want.

I was just offered an unexpected contract position and have to take a dr-g test. I’m freaking out because I ate some THC gummies over the weekend. Does anyone know if THC is included in the test and how HR handles the results???

It’s all US managers with increasingly international teams. We have no “bench” if anyone in the US leaves, which is vital since those of us in the US are doing more complex work and in other countries it’s more backoffice tasks. Theres no longterm... — read more 

Getting out since their stock options aren't worth sh-t, I guess? I'm sure they will be replaced by external hires with no industry experience who live nowhere near a Medtronic facility! You'd think the board would wake up to what a problem Geoff... — read more 

I have heard from several people in the industry that Medtronic has become a known quantity. Candidates are turning down offers and recruiters are struggling to fill roles because everyone knows what it is like to work here.

And hence all the problems. This ain't going to be fixed unless that' fixed.

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medtronic-to-create-european-software-hub-in-ireland/820999/ Now we’re back to the usual agenda of outsourcing whenever possible! “The Patient Care Systems hub will develop cloud-based platforms and clinical... — read more 

That's what Medtronic should be renamed, because that's how everything works here. You either know somebody higher up or you're related to them and you can soar. The rest of us are sc--wed, though.

Is ops innovation working? Another leftover appendage from Greg Smith

After years of being expected to do more and more with less and less, now I just show up for the money. I stopped caring a while ago. How can a place change so much so quickly? Or am I wearing rose-tinted glasses when it comes to Medtronic of five to... — read more 

I recall someone said it… too bad there’s no way to operate a pool!

I sort of forgot we only get a 3% match and then the cr-ppy additional match based on business results. Most other competitors do better than but we have a 'great comp package.' We struggle to get great talent in the door anymore because even our... — read more 

Mine is the ultimate micromanager, always hovering, always clueless. They prove every day they don't understand our work. But promote someone from the team? Heaven forbid.