Is Dow a good company to work for?

Dow has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,195 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% 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 4% 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 3.8 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 (70) , Process Operator (66) , Estagiário (65) , Customer Service Representative (64) , Intern (62) , Account Manager (60) , Production Engineer (59) , Process Engineer (39) , Research Scientist (38) , Maintenance Engineer (37) , Operator (36) , 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 326 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 292 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 260 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 217 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 175 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 109 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management" ((in 52 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours and swing shift" ((in 28 reviews)); "If you can get lucky and avoid the favoritism, you may say there are no cons besides the few choices for food options." ((in 24 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 , Lake Jackson , Deer Park , Philadelphia , Collegeville , Seadrift , Hahnville , Baton Rouge , Newark , Texas City , Edina , New Orleans , Chicago , Indianapolis , Marlborough , Victoria , Louisville , Elizabethtown , Orange , Pittsburg , Marietta , New York , Auburn , Carrollton , Knoxville , Midland , Croydon

Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,451 total reviews)

Jim Fitterling

62% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

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 3,451 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

1.0

Mar 11, 2015

A great company to work for once you get hired on permanently.

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A great exposure to learning about chemicals and what they are used for. It was very insightful and educational as well and had a great time working for them. I like the different options on what shift you wanted to work. The opportunities are endless once you are brought on permanently.

Cons

Communication is not the greatest and this is a problem that if not corrected will cause bigger problems in the future. Sometimes they find stupid excuses for getting rid of people and that's not right. Another problem is that the LT's and trainers don't communicate well with the contract workers, they go straight to the Kelly on site manager and that's not professional at all. If you are not gonna hire people on permanent or that it's not a temp to hire, please make that clear in the beginning so people don't get their hopes up thinking they will be hired on permanently. Some two faced people there that will snitch just to make themselves feel good so that they can be on the good side of LT and management, even if it is not the truth.

3.0

Mar 9, 2015

Good

Process automation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Manufacturing and Engineering together is great

Cons

Biased nature of Leaders Asia region

3.0

Mar 9, 2015

Something to do between age 35 and 50 if you have a family...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- company tries very hard to ensure quality of life in a small town (Midland), location can be quite nice for people with young families - company will be undergoing a massive leadership and middle-management overhaul in the next 18-36 months, so lots of opportunity for newcomers between the age of 35 and 40 since young talent is impossible for the company to attract to Midland - if you can tolerate the focus on process over efficiency the quality of life can be fantastic, the HQ clears out every day by 6pm, every Friday by 2pm between July 4 and Labor Day and is completely empty on the weekends - lots of time available for training and development - bonus will be good once every 4 years or so, in between you can clean up on LTI's and stock purchase plan - pay at Dow will be lockstep but the Dow brand on your resume attracts HR recruiters and you can make a killing when you leave

Cons

- you need to be in Midland to have any real shot at advancement - Midland is in a very poor part of Michigan, so you will be surrounded by rednecks and meth labs if you venture outside of town - local community is split between Dow and non-Dow, so all of your "friends" will work for Dow - the public high schools are horrible (ignore the rankings) and private education is non-existent unless you are an evangelical Christian, so education for children becomes much more of a challenge for older families - housing market is a disaster, you will buy cheap and sell cheap so don't plan on making money on real estate and your home will be a hurdle to relocation after you leave Dow - you will leave Dow, every employee after their 50th birthday becomes a target for layoff and you will want to leave the minute your children finish high school before your trailing spouse leaves you - job market for trailing spouses is non-existent, unless your spouse also wants to work for Dow - office politics are among the worst around, probably as a result of such a large company residing in such a tiny town; there is no escape from the politics since your boss will probably attend the same church and shop at the same grocery store

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