A systemically bad culture here - R&D Engineer Stryker Employee Review

2.0
May 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Medtech experience if you have none

Cons

Ridiculously non-competitive pay (if you're R&D, Engineering, Quality etc set your expectations very low). Their expectation is you should reap no rewards for working really hard and be happy about it. You will have to dedicate your life to Stryker, otherwise if you're not answering calls until midnight and sucking up to your manager and leadership there is no chance you can ever get ahead. Its a very parochial and elitist organisation with HR and leadership very focused on initiatives that are in-vogue in the media (like Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) which would be great if the internal culture was already one of fairness and work-life balance, but it is not. I would highly recommend to avoid this company unless you are new out of college and need experience, otherwise, there is so much better out there. They are a very superficial company who cares more about ensuring they appear good to the outside world and their stakeholders, instead of doing right by their employees. Fundamentally, the mission is a marketing tool as opposed to a reality.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

After dedicating 8 years to Stryker, I was extremely disappointed to learn upon separation that only 40 hours of my accrued PTO would be paid out, despite having accumulated approximately 240 hours. What is most frustrating is that this was never clearly communicated during discussions with HR regarding my departure. Had I known this policy earlier, I could have made different decisions about using my earned time off. Employees invest years of service and should have complete transparency regarding how accrued benefits are handled upon separation. I am sharing this so current employees can educate themselves on the PTO payout policy before making career decisions, as this was an unexpected and costly surprise for me.

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