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      BASF

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      BASF reviews

      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (2,741 total reviews)
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      Michael Heinz

      76% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      BASF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 17, 2014

      Fundamentally a commodity chemical company trying to reinvent itself

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      BASF makes money by being a very efficient manufacturer of commodity chemicals. It is attempting to improve performance it is attempting to reinvent itself as a specialty chemical company to extract greater value.

      Cons

      Being part of this transformation is exciting and at the same time very frustrating as many working for BASF have skills sets useful to a commodity focused business. These individuals struggle to contribute in a meaningful way to the new value oriented business model.

      2.0
      Aug 16, 2014

      Trouble Ahead

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice bragging rights to say you are working at the largest chemical company in the world. The company is is very strong financially. If you take initiative you can deal with other parts of the world.

      Cons

      Forget about a career unless you are German. The current trend is the promotion of German females. The nest best thing is an American with a German last name. The Company is totally inflexible in every regard and this extends even to customer engagements.

      5.0
      Aug 15, 2014

      Great Learning Environment

      Pdp engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The plant here is filled with experienced individuals who are happy to share their wealth of knowledge. Everyone also seems to understand the importance of a good work-life balance.

      Cons

      The large company structure and trying following all of the standards which exist can be intimidating. It also seems that technical roles are rewarded at a slower pace when compared with the business roles in the company.

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