Background:
My name is Corey C., I’m 22 years old and just graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. I’m originally from Hilliard, Ohio and my parents are immigrants from Taiwan. I was born with a disability generalized as lower limb gigantism and have had roughly 15 surgeries along the way to now be a single above knee amputee.

The People:
Coming out of college the common question of purpose comes to mind. In the next phase of life, there is so much uncertainty and questions of “what makes a good job?” Personally, following my time at The Ohio State University, the biggest factor I was looking for was company culture. Although, this is without a doubt the most intangible factor to look for compared to things like pay, cost of living, location, and benefits.

If I loved my job but did not like the people, the job would be hard to enjoy. Atmosphere and associations could even lead me to have growing distaste of my own work. If I didn’t love my job and loved the people, I would still find enjoyment in day-to-day interactions and must be dependable to not let my friends/co-workers down. In the world of work and life there will always be good days and bad days, that’s a given, so I would rather choose to be in good company when both times come.

The people here are amazing. From all-American cross-country runners and wrestlers, to search and rescue and FEMA side jobs. There is so much personality beyond the office. Something about this place attracts a lot of out of the box, creative, and compassionate thinkers. I can even recall many moments in my time here where I had far reaching ideas which did not entirely fit the constraints of the task at hand. Each time the thought was not perfect, regardless, they would still tell me “But don’t stop thinking like that.”

Work Life Balance:

CONMED has offered everything and more than I could have ever imagined. We have a great amount of flexibility. In recent time, I’ve been training for the Team USA sled hockey tryout. CONMED has allowed me to work early mornings, long days, and leave in the middle of the day for practice to make both work. As long as I get my 40 hours, I attend necessary meetings, and my work is done, I’m good.

I’m fortunate to say that CONMED has offered me everything and more I could has asked for a job thus far. With culture at the core, there is little to no sacrifice in the other criteria I was looking for along the way. Looking for a job does not have to be a zero-sum game. There doesn’t have to be a sacrifice in culture for increased pay, location, etcetera. As a company, CONMED stands as living proof. I hope you get to opportunity to come see it for yourself.

Thanks:
I would like to give thanks to my team, the Energy team, for making this experience what it is.