AkzoNobel reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,871 total reviews)

Gregoire Poux-Guillaume

72% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

AkzoNobel has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,871 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AkzoNobel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Mar 15, 2017

Cannot Recommend To Anyone

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Job experience working at a large company -Experience working with a diverse workforce -Benefits (although these have been reduced in the past year)

Cons

-Culture is unfriendly and not happy -One or two social events a year, everything is work, work, work -Employees are a resource and are very expendable; layoffs are common as the company is in a perpetual state of reconstruction -Work takes forever to get done due to so many "controls" in place; unnecessarily cumbersome processes -Few young people work in the company and this is a major issue as they have a hard time attracting and retaining young talent (probably somewhat related to negative culture) -Limited growth potential as there are few positions available and any positions that get filled usually end up with those employees stay in those positions until retirement -Pay is "competitive" meaning they'll pay you the market rate and nothing more. Getting a raise is also difficult as there are many steps in the process and asking your manager is just the first of many people who need to approve the raise.

2.0
Apr 20, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to be purchased by a company that knows the business and wants to be in the business. The 401k is still competitive and the healthcare benefits are above average.

Cons

Poor work/ life balance and a myriad of other dysfunctions. It is sad to see a once great company come to such a whimpering, undignified, end.

3.0
Jan 13, 2017

AkzoNobel January 2017

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of very bright enthusiastic people working for AkzoNobel. As result it’s easy to experience the synergy of this multinational company and to connect with colleagues who are willing to support you.

Cons

AkzoNobel tends to underinvest in its people and its facilities and gloss things over. Continuous improvement is top-down, one size fits all. As a result depth of knowledge is not valued and overall performance falls short.

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