Cardinal Health took over Medtronic in Crystal Lake, IL. Just two years after Medtronic had taken over Covidien in Crystal Lake, IL. WTH is going on?

Just got told in may we are closing the doors in December. Don't you dare tell me to deal with it or give me some bull that it happens to everyone. Well, it's not happening to Omar or our fearless leader at our warehouse. Been there 20 years (yes I... — read more 

Look, layoffs will always be happening - they're going to lay people off again. That's not going to change. But what the managers can control is what they say in the layoff meeting. What words they use. What their body language says. The message... — read more 

Some groups are lucky, no layoffs, capital investment, tech, etc. But for the rest of us Medtronics' yearly layoffs cause a ton of stress - our staff morale is at an all time low as I write this. There is no long term job security and employees are... — read more 

What's sad is the misinformation out there and rumor mill. Yes some of the Medtronic products are transitioning to other locations. Very normal in the manufacturing environment and very needed for large companies to manage their costs. Especially... — read more 

Any updates on job cuts?

A small number (less than 10) of people laid off today at Chanhassen MN facility. People in quality and engineering, that were critical to new product development. Good luck getting new products out the door. No thought by management on what would... — read more 

100 jobs in the US will be transferred to the Philippine in early 2017. Jobs were announced by HR calls yesterday to 40 employees in the National Answering Service and 60 Employees in Medtronic Patient Registration Services. Some heard but were not... — read more 

I wanted to ask you guys here if you heard about any possible layoffs in Minneapolis.

More consolidation in the sector means fewer jobs. Looks like several mergers or takeovers coming...which means...

It is going to be 12-18 months to transfer pads and pencil product lines Costa Rica and Mexico (thanks for outsourcing our jobs Medtronic). Going to try to keep current permanent employees by transferring them to other openings as they come up but it... — read more 

Medtronic came along and started slashing. Not sure about the sales people or anyone else really besides the Help Desk, but after sending several of their IT management people from their HQ in Minnesota to Mansfield MA to soft soap us and butter up... — read more 

What is the likelihood of Medtronic layoffs in Minneapolis in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.

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The merger is a kiss of death for many, lets see what happens with layoffs in 2015

But this company has poor management and there is no future for Medtronic with it's current management. Maybe they will change the executive lineup and things may change because there are many talented people working at Medtronic right now.

another giant of medical supplies business is hurting really bad. medtronic announced that it will decrease executive pay by five percent and slash up to 2000 jobs. while certain pocket of the health sector are still showing signs of life it appears... — read more