It started out great, turned south fast - Manufacturing Engineer BD Employee Review

3.0
27 Aug 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I love that I was able to work at my desk and on the floor. It was a good job for me cause I go a little stir crazy sitting at my desk all the time. I was quickly given opportunities based on how I performed and my eagerness.

Cons

I was continually asked to do more and more, work more and more hours and was compensated less and less. I worked on a project that had some difficulties for a while integrating some vendor technology, I started pulling 14-16 hour days trying to get things fixed and running. After about a month of that I told my boss that I was only going to work 12 hours a day so that I could go home and see my family. He was fine with it, so I worked from 6 - 6 for a while, but on several occasions I was stopped by the plant manager on my way out and chewed out for "leaving early". There also was no opportunity for growth. You basically had to wait around for people to move or change positions, even though this is a global company with lots of opportunities.

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5.0
6 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good hours. Paid lunch, clean work environment.

Cons

Suiting up because of PPE requirements take time away from breaks.

1.0
21 May 2026
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Pros

There really aren't any. Incredibly toxic culture all the way down. BD used to be a great and supportive place to work but that is no more.

Cons

Very toxic culture. Management all the way down is either abusive or or flat out incompetent. We are told to essentially ignore our own code of conduct policies and ethics to the point where all qualified and competent performers have been run off by tyrant middle managers who can essentially do whatever they want or being saddled with the work of 3 people. You will not be valued here. The morale is at bottom and everyone is looking to leave the sinking ship.

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