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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2K reviews
2.0
Jun 2, 2017

Going downhill

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, and working for a global company is good experience to gain.

Cons

Antiquated systems, multiple layers of bureaucracy, and toxic, political environment in Chicago office. Innovation is stifled by waiting for permission from HQ in Europe before any action can be taken in US on even the smallest scale. Inept management.

1.0
May 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I couldn't find anything good about the company besides their history over a hundred years ago.

Cons

I'm not sure if they treat the American half of their operations in such a vile way because they secretly hate Americans, but management doesn't care about their employees, even though they say they do. I went through different management, and each was worst than the former. Since we were dealing with a product that affects the health, there is supposed to be a safety supplies readily on hand, however, many of us on later shifts were left without proper safety equipment. The incompetence of management and leads was only second to the subtle hostility, they exhibited.

3.0
Mar 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are good. 401k matching and pension are very good. Healthcare is very low priced for single individuals.

Cons

HR policies. They literally would rather hire an external applicant for more money versus paying an internal applicant, that is better suited, similar pay. They have a pay raise cap at 10%. So if you make $50k and get promoted to a managerial position, the most you can make is $55k. If you were external, you'd make $90k. It makes zero sense.

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