As an employee of around 1yr, I have noticed that we make everything complicated. Every activity is related to the so-called "Strategy", and takes forever to get things done. A simple document approval needs so many decisions made. And yet they talk about moving with speed and decisiveness. I'm so confused and have no idea of the bigger picture. I feel like the layoffs are somehow related to this mindset. What do you all think?
Forgive me if this post does not belong here. I'm just tired.
I've told coworkers and new hires all the time: If it ain't needlessly complicated, it ain't Medtronic.
Minnesota company + Engineering culture = things are done very conservatively and slowly at Medtronic
Short thread on Medtronic Layoffs identifies the biggest problems with "getting things done" and creating real innovation.
Some McKinsey consultant will turn this into a 20 page powerpoint deck and charge $100k
Spot On! Even when you figure out how to successfully navigate these processes and procedures, you’re rewarded with a 2% raise.
My team spent 20% doing real work while another 60% understanding and following process and remaining taking trainings.
Very slow and ineffective . Leadership mandates process improvement in a way he expects results right away. Now we take 10% of time joining process improvement meetings just to create halfbaked processes cause more confusion .
Medtronic hates to invest in systems or tools to make things easier because they dont know how to show it generates new revenue in the next 3 years, which is all anyone cares about..
During COVID WFH every thing became a new process, a new framework or a ticket request . Problem was none was available to help if you had a question." Please provide more information" Approvers had no idea how to response to the items in their inboxes.
IDK if it will ever change, let hope so.
Welcome to Medtronic, where red tape eats us all. It is debilitating to get work done around here.
Everyone's confused, so don't worry about it
Things are so complicated (Work is easy to get done here) no one wants to do anything unless they are on a self contained project.