What's the company culture at Stryker?

Every business has it's own style. What is the office environment and culture like at Stryker?

Are people dressed in business casual, jeans and t-shirts, or full-on suits? Do folks get together for Friday happy hours and friendly get-togethers?

What is a typical day in the life of an employee at Stryker?

This is a stuck up company to work for and that is the majority opinion on that subject. I worked for them as a consulant for 2 months and walked out beause of the cocky and disrespectful attitude of some of its employees. They have no clue as to what they want in an employee and always seem to manage to find the wrong sort of people. If you have other options I would exercise them or just use this place as a temporary layover.

Stryker has no respect for its workers. It's all about increasing profits 20% per year. Stryker took over Howmedica in 1998, closed down the NJ plant and fired over 1000 workers. Stryker set back the orthopedics industry ten years by killing Howmedica.

I have spoken w/these folks many times, both in the pre-Stryker (aka Osteonics-Allendale) and Stryker-Mahwah era. I guess for lack of better words they come across as 'pompous.' I recall extreme bitterness and resentment of the former Pfizer/Howmedica folks who got taken over and relo'd. They were not happy campers. I recall getting belittled and literally 'cut down' during an interview by a long term, high level, woman manager in the organization. I questioned why I was invited in for an interview in the first place. The impression I got was that she wasn't interested in filling the position and had tons of free time on her hands to play games with potential candidates.

This organization is an odd cookie, it has me puzzled. The culture seems abrasive a bit.

Can you please email me any questions for Gallup test that you found troubling. I am interviewing with them next week as well.

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It is just awful. In my career, I have never seen so many unprofessional, childish, and obnoxious people packed into the one room. It's not just a 'cultural thing' - it easily borders on discrimination at best, and fits within the scope of unlawful discrimination at worst. I can tell you from experience that during the recruitment process they will treat you like royalty, but the moment you start...well, just be prepared. How do I start? My team were full of people who hated each other - two publically, and then two others against my manager (one of whom was my at my level - quote 'he is the big pig - oink oink and I take his job'). The training was simply woeful. My manager was unapproachable, mumbled continuously, had some serious personality issues, possessed basically no people skills and no teaching skills, attempted to be as intimidating as he could, and was parodied around the office by others (oh and his discriminatory comments about others in the office - from a gender, religious, and sexual orientation based perspective were truly gobsmacking). The rumor mongering was terrific as well - stories as to 'who hated who' and 'who is trying to bring you down' were wonderful to hear. As I said, I have never seen anything like it - and I sincerely hope I never do again. I suppose the benefit of working in a place like that is that it makes you appreciate the other places you work at - I have now moved on, have a normal workplace, and a normal manager. After the Stryker experience, you certainly gain a new sense of appreciation.