Opportunities can be limited at smaller sites, and many of them have high turnover and a less open-minded culture. The company reorganizes things a lot and tends to outsource things like IT to other countries, making it harder to get specific access rights. Many sites are consistently understaffed and the people are overworked since BASF prioritizes keeping headcount low. While employees are not often laid off, many roles are lost due to attrition and not backfilled.