Is Dow a good company to work for?

Dow has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,172 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Dow to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dow have been left by employees working as Internship , Co-Op and Chemical Operator .

Does Dow pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dow employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dow. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dow?

72% of Dow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dow 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dow?

Engineer (69) , Process Operator (66) , Estagiário (65) , Customer Service Representative (63) , Intern (61) , Account Manager (60) , Production Engineer (59) , Process Engineer (39) , Research Scientist (38) , Maintenance Engineer (36) , Operator (34) , Improvement Engineer (33) , Internship (30) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (28) , Mechanical Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Dow according to real employee reviews?

"I thought benefits are good but now that I'm in a new companay I realized that Dow is nowhere close to other Oil/Chemical companies." ((in 337 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 277 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 252 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 210 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 179 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dow according to real employee reviews?

"Management in this area is poor and biased on personal opinion and not merit." ((in 108 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management" ((in 54 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 38 reviews)); "Long hours and some weird personalities" ((in 29 reviews)); "Exec favoritism is rampant." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dow layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dow layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dow in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Dow locations?

Midland , Freeport , Houston , Plaquemine , Deer Park , Lake Jackson , Philadelphia , Collegeville , Seadrift , Hahnville , Baton Rouge , Newark , Texas City , Edina , New Orleans , Chicago , Indianapolis , Marlborough , Victoria , Louisville , Elizabethtown , Pittsburg , Orange , Knoxville , Marietta , New York , Auburn , Carrollton , Midland , Detroit

Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,436 total reviews)

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Aug 26, 2012

Business Services Rotational Program

Supply chain analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coming out of college you will work in a job with responsibilities that are truly business critical. Opportunities exist across all functions within business services, including operations, logistics, purchasing, I/S, planning, scheduling, modeling, business consulting, and improvement functions. Even though a majority of the jobs are located in middle of no-where Midland, MI, you come in with a network of 50+ young professionals who've graduated college in the last 2 years. Other job opportunities are available in Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, an Indianapolis. Excellent ability to learn and develop skills much higher than what one would expect in first few years out of school.

Cons

Performance Review and promotional system can be a little discouraging if you are a hard worker looking to get ahead in the first few years of your career. Length of 3 rotations and are uncertain, as well as whether you will complete all 3 rotations (i.e. if you feel ready to move out into a full time job, you let leaders know and will will be moved).

2.0

Jul 30, 2012

Good Experience for Very Little Pay

Improvement engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture and people that work for Dow are very good people to work with. For the most part it is not a cut throat work place and there is not a competitive, cut others down to get ahead mind set on the surface. You are given a lot of responsibility quickly and are expected to take initiative to either find the solution or find the correct people who have the expertise that can point you in the right direction.

Cons

There is a horrible performance evaluation system in place at Dow. It is weighted very little on actual performance, work ethic, devotion to your work and more weighted on who likes you and who is willing to push for your upward movement in the company. It is well known through out the company that employees company wide disagree with the evaluation system, but management continues to turn a blind eye. Pay again is very low for industry average which is surprising since Dow is a leading chemical producer. Again management seems to not care that pay is the number one complaint from employees and seems to operate on the premise that as long as they can hire college graduates and keep hiring their retired workers out of retirement they will not raise their salaries. Employee turn over is extremely high due to low pay and the understanding that if you are not selected to be placed on the high performers list within your first year or two with the company you will never progress through the company no matter how hard you try.

1.0

May 10, 2010

Not with a Ten foot pole.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company with deep geographic reach. over 120 years old, so there is a lot of history. If you like small town living . . . Dow Chemical is the place for you.

Cons

Management by power and fear is the name of the game. The good, ole boys club is alive and well at Dow Chemical. Promotions go to who you know and what leader you are aligned to.

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