Looking at my linkedin feed - around 20 people have left Medtronic. I've been long term sick leave. My work phone and laptop is now deactivated - so I don't actually have any access to any news. My sickness was sudden so I didn't get a chance to get or give my personal number for my colleagues
Are things really that bad? I'm due to return in about 8 months because I'm still getting an operation done.
Any news would be great.
@d2 there have been rumors about spinning off spine for 20 years.
All the best leaders are bolting out of CV since Geffie put that incompetent bozo Skippy in place. That Lara chick is a toxic piece of trash too. Amazing how much destruction Geffie has inflicted on this place with his petulant stupidity.
@dy same in Surgical Robotics from some mangers to obviously senior director. Naming calling in the back and gaslighting is quite common.
At Digital Surgery in London some managers in engineering don’t manage they manipulate. Every concern becomes “an attitude problem,” every boundary becomes “not being a team player,” and somehow you end up questioning your own reality while they rewrite the story in real time. The gaslighting is so constant, you’d think accountability was a forbidden language. Shame on you so called Test engineers!
@bn I heard Spine was potentially to be spun off.
Greed and every person for themselves. Managers used to care for their employees and took the time to train their employees. Now manager jobs is just a stepping stone.
@a4 which business is rumored to spin off?
MDT has changed over the 15 years I was with the company from when Bill Hawkins was CEO to when I was laid off in May. Geoff Martha is a sad statement on the leadership that the company has settled for, and I think we can all see what his priorities have been and how the company has suffered for it. It was a place where you genuinely felt proud to work, but the last 6 or 7 years changed that. The company has lost its way.
It's said that Medtronic RIF used to be a yearly thing. Now its a quarterly thing.
Its gotten really bad, every 6 months a few hundred people get lets go, None is safe until your number is up. Then your cut free from this nightmare called MDT !
@a3 AskHR is pathetic. The response is either to refer elsewhere or, if you challenge the stupid responses you get, it just keeps giving you ridiculous answers.
Layoffs are monthly.
Jobs either aren’t backfilled or they are sent overseas.
The workload and expectations to produce quickly are both greater than ever.
There are rumors of another spinoff of one of our businesses.
Morale is very low. The company that Earl founded no longer exists.
@a2 I tried for past two weeks. I have the ask HR email address. They are slow - I'm guessing because I'm using my personal email. Because I lost access to the work phone and email.
Thanks for the wishes. I'm not even angry that my manager (who has my email address) has not reached out - it looks like she moved companies about three months ago.
Would have been great if someone had told me though 😂
Is there anyone you can chat with to see what’s up at your location and/or in general?
If so, you should be able to call your location’s number and be forwarded to them/their vm or try emailing them.
I hope your surgery goes well and you’re back to normal soon!