Gee....one has to wonder....do they know something? (removes tongue from cheek): Insider Trading Activity and Trends Over the past year, Michael Feld has sold a total of 953 shares of Becton Di-kinson & Co and has not purchased any shares during that... — read more 

We had a great manager who was knowledgeable, supportive, and respected. They forced him out and now we have a credit-stealing dolt. Can somebody explain to me why this was done? Because I certainly can't figure this stupidity out.

If Tom makes that decision, are we going to replace Ms. Fleming with someone similar? BD has one of the most inefficient IT teams, and only a capable leader can turn it around. However, I doubt that many qualified candidates would be interested in... — read more 

Jeff Silverstri QA head is retiring. Thank you for trying to put quality first at BD. In spite of the messaging from above our commitment to quality is reflected by our too frequent recalls, FDA 483 and warnings letters. Head count reductions to QA... — read more 

the stock tanks again? The stock is backup to where it was 6 months ago. How long you all think before it tanks again?!

For those of you who were asking for her departure your wish has come true. D. Fleming is “retiring” another EVP bites the dust. So when will Tom bite the dust?

So what are we all hearing with regard to the next round.....can we expect the typical fiscal year purge or will they wait until December to give some lovely holiday cheer.....? What're you hearing? Who's out?

So no word on the brand launch still? Lol

Heard about 15 in R&D

Mike Garrison is leaving BD “retiring”, the projects are not doing well.. what’s happening to that business? No leaders can stay

I don't understand how our org chart makes any sense. Why do so many people/groups report up to people that aren't really in their same area of work, or region for that matter? I can see cross-region reporting when it makes sense, but it doesn't... — read more 

Do the higher-ups at BD seriously feel no shame handing jobs to their kids? What’s the point of sending them to good school district and giving them every advantage under the sun if they still need na--d nepotism just to get their foot in the door?... — read more 

Whether a role can be performed effectively from home ultimately depends on the nature of the work itself. In many cases, remote employees go above and beyond compared to their in-office counterparts. For example, when meetings are scheduled at 6:30... — read more 

Real estate ad shows the BD site in San Antonio is available. I know they had cut staff before, but did they shut the location?

Just layed off 42 people in Columbus more to come

So what happened that 24hrs before the new brand ‘launch’ the whole thing got ‘postponed’. There has to be more there.

I still don’t understand the whole BD Excellence thing. What do the Excellence Officers do? Has anyone attended a session in the new training center in Flakes? I haven’t had much time to look into this and would like to hear from people who are up... — read more 

Our manager went on leave and let us know a few days later through email he was no longer with the company. Now we're sitting here without a manager not sure if he was fired, laid off, or just left on his own. Frankly, he wasn't a great guy so I... — read more 

Anyone have updates?

Im sorry to say, this place is beyond cooked....and its not just BD, its the whole world. Balance no longer exists. What remains is a world defined by imbalance so constant that it has become indistinguishable from normalcy. Excess and deficiency... — read more 

Glad to see BD has finally allowed an employee stock purchase program. I was a J&J employee for about 10 years and purchased stock. It was a nice incentive. Held it for years and made a nice profit rolling dividend long after I left. With the... — read more 

Denise, I hope you're listening and reading the feedback from sites like TheLayoff. It should come as no surprise that BD employees are fed up with the non-sense and your incoherent babbling in the townhalls acting like you understand anything that's... — read more 

I’m tired of it and I’m not alone. The dysfunction across the company has become pervasive. It’s especially pronounced in TGS and IT, largely due to heavy reliance on outsourcing in critical areas. But the issue isn’t isolated. Any function that has... — read more 

Best news of the year .. people officer is leaving not sure what her purpose was at bd other than fly and travel all over the world posing for pics and cutting ribbons and handing out lame awards must be nice. This woman was a nobody in Sumter plant... — read more 

New Bd? Innovation? Tech forward? Ummm yeh those words and bd don’t go in the same sentence lol what is this circus.. TP talking about all the separations like it’s a proud moment .. we grew way too big too fast and we have no standardization of... — read more 

The stock price has dropped and not rebounded in spite of some decent earnings a new CFO being announced. Is this intentional? Drive interest in selling off parts of BD, Or does this signal a lack of confidence in BD leadership to force change at the... — read more 

Thoughts on Six Sigma. General thinking???

BD laid off a bunch on Friday before Mother’s Day. Not sure how many but it has been pretty constant for the year that groups get let go, many of them have been there a long time. You are invited to apply for other jobs within BD. Bleh.

Anyone hear of eliminations? Heard of people being let go today Friday May 1…..

Toxic culture lies at the root of the challenges BD is facing today. How did it begin? It started with bias in hiring. Individuals with limited capability were brought in and eventually promoted into leadership roles. These 'leaders' have created an... — read more 

Anyone else feel like they're being set up to be laid off, or did anyone feel that way before they were laid off? Feels like I'm living in an alternate universe with my manager, reality is being revised to reflect negatively on me. For example, a... — read more 

BD Mebane has a very bad track record of hiring friends of HR and upper management along with management that can’t make decisions and push the blame on lower employees

When will the people here be held responsible for all of the bad decisions they make. How can a company of this size act this tjis

BD got another new platform to waste money on. Hope, TGS id--ts will be kept out of it if we are serious about any meaningful value from that investment.

Has anyone noticed that this business excellence BS is just another flavor of the month initiative that literally teaches us nothing new. Old concepts that have been around for an eternity such as DMAIC , 5whys, 6 sigma concepts wrapped with a... — read more 

In my opinion, VoA is a circus. If BD really wanted honest feedback, this platform has more than what needed for diagnosis of the issues. Do you expect anything to change with that survey or is it just to warm some “leader’s” pocket?

TGS leaders sing songs about the need to to drive technology in support of the business but in reality all that they do is working in their individual interest and making sure they milk the company as much as they can. All of this is just empty words... — read more 

I'm lost. BD is lost. Can someone tell me what's really going on here?! This is the worst I've seen it since I started 16 years ago. There is no one steering the ship anymore. If there's still a captain, no one's listening to them. The norm is... — read more 

Read the email about retirement changes. Sc--wing us again. This company su-ks. And the VOA survey won’t show happy employees. Another joke and complete waste of money

In your view, what's the purpose of technology @ BD? It's a rhetorical question.