Is Dow a good company to work for?

Dow has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,192 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 (69) , 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 352 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 276 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable" ((in 264 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 212 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 177 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 117 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 51 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours and some weird personalities" ((in 29 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 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 , 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

(3,449 total reviews)

Jim Fitterling

62% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,449 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

Jan 22, 2015

You don't want to work here

Anonymous employee

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Pros

This review only applies to the Edina factory located in MN and does not reflect the rest of Dow. Lots of exposure to automation engineering and technology. Definitely going to be able to leverage the technical knowledge to the next job.

Cons

If you want zero work life balance, unreal amount of work, and just overall back stabbing people, then this is the place for you. They place no value on their employee development, you are just going to be another cog in the machine. They tout around the perk of "flexibility" like a value they offer, in reality upper management expects you to bend over backwards for them while they do nothing for you. This place is not professional and do not hold themselves accountable when it comes to caring about employees. This place runs 24x7, people are expected to work on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years...they care about the $, and nothing else.

5.0

Jan 22, 2015

Great Place to Work

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great development opportunities Top notch co-workers The opportunity to have many careers within one company

Cons

With being a large company, some change takes time

Dow Response

11y

Dow takes pride in developing employees and offering future opportunities for growth, both professionally and personally. Thank you for the feedback.

1.0

Jan 22, 2015

Mid Michigan Mistake

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Big company, gets away with a lot. Good people at the mid to lower levels. On commercial side you get to go to big events on the corporate card.

Cons

CEO is a bozo. No credibility. Strategy is incoherent. Shuffles leaders, managers, and presidents every 6-12 months. Nobody ever challenges him or they are gone. Sponsor the olympics for 10 years??? YOU ARE A CHEMICAL COMPANY NOT A CONSUMER FOCUSED COMPANY. What a waste of time and $$$ Again shareholder devalue. His #2 sitting in Europe is a waste of $$ to shareholders and has never done anything to create value. No respect for women in the executive wing. Awesome women who challenged Euro weenie were shown the door. The CEO was called the worst CEO ever by Mad Money and put on the wall of shame. CEOs went nuts and put a big $ push to all his CEO cronies to get that taken down. AND THYE DID! That should say it all. Also, look at the lawsuit by the female compliance officer First, decried here. and now, try to settle. Another waste of shareholder $$.

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