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The 10 largest medtech employers — and what their employees really think

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Baxter | largest medtech employers

Baxter — No. 6 among largest medtech employers

Number of employees: 60,000
Glassdoor rating: 3.9/5
78% would recommend to a friend.

Baxter (NYSE:BAX) touts its culture as a place for personal and professional growth. The company says employees are encouraged to learn and innovate while making a meaningful difference for millions of people. Every day working at Baxter is a chance to save and sustain lives, according to the company.

Here’s what current and former employees have to say:

“Pros: Good salary and great benefits; flexibility and hybrid work arrangments. Cons: Work overload and upper management is not helpful.” – Current employee

“Pros: Benefits (health and dental); retirement (401k) and compensation. Cons: Overworked; lack of communication/silos at times; not a lot of training, so I feel like I was just thrown into things.” – Current employee

“Pros: Resources; benefits; company car and expense account. Cons: Re-organization; supply issues; poor leadership; out of touch management; company says they are diverse, message boards say otherwise.” – Former employee

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