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      Dow

      Engaged Employer

      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,436 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      63% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,436 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dow 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
      Jul 30, 2014

      Dow management wants work done the Dow way.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They demand a safe environment for working in the lab and they pay well.

      Cons

      Everything has to be done the Dow way. Don't go there if you are an out-of-the-box thinker. That is not the Dow way. They believe that there must be a 10% turnover in personnel and they will have layoffs to meet their beliefs. They prefer yes men to people that get the job done.

      2.0
      May 31, 2014

      Frustrating

      Research leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits, excellent facilities, great scientists. It has been at times a really enjoyable place work. There have been some absolutely fantastic chemistry projects to work on.

      Cons

      Very much a risk averse research environment which stifles creativity. So process orientated that it also limits productivity and can be exceedingly complicated to get stuff done. Because of the departmental/business organization is the way it is it can make people very "siloed" and adversarial...... I don't think the problems are what the company wants , but it is a situation that senior leadership has unfortunately created!

      1.0
      Mar 12, 2014

      Worst job I have had in my entire lifetime.

      Eh&s
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only pros are a decent rate of pay and decent benefits and a somewhat flexible schedule.

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic and political, the St. Charles site is rife with nepotism at all levels, promotions are based solely on your ability to pucker. Most areas are very clique based and cause high stress and tension. Management lacks the proper training and are biased on personal opinion and not merit. Not a pure performance driven culture; rather, results are driven by tenure and personal network. Employee attitudes- many employees wouldn't give you the time of day or take you seriously. Employees are very quick to judge before getting to know others.

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