Eastman reviews

Senior management continues to make poor decisions on the future of the company. They seem to believe that long-range planning is to the end of the week. The latest is the $100 million reduction that will focus on labor - details to follow. Amazing. We just received a 2% raise and they have hired approximately 400 people since the Jan 1. We used to be told that the employees are the company's greatest asset. Ha! No more.

- Frenetic pace of work that keeps getting faster. Management's response lately has been to focus on holding meetings more productively, but meetings aren't the issue for most of us; there is just too much to do. - Pay increases have been less than half the rate of inflation the last couple of years, even for high achievers. As a result, there is a lot of turnover, which makes things more difficult for the ones who stay. - Involuntary reductions in force are coming more frequently now - every couple of years. There are people who have been here for full, long careers but they have had to make it through numerous layoffs. - While the molecular recycling effort is exciting, there seem to be a lot of eggs being put in that one basket. - Optimism is a required behavior...saying anything negative can get you bumped down in your performance ratings because you're not being optimistic enough.