Old fashioned, hierarchical, poor management and general structure - Anonymous employee Air Products Employee Review

1.0
Dec 16, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Due to sheer size and number of employees you get to meet a lot of nice people

Cons

This is a company weighed down by processes and procedures for the sake of having them. Everything is over-complicated and tedious. Hiring and promotional choices leave a lot to be desired and HR is a complete joke. Management and leadership figures are chosen arbitrarily and even when performing badly are still not reassigned or fired. Bad behaviour such as bullying and back-stabbing are pretty common.

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Pros

Great benefits and growth opportunities. Ability to try diverse roles.

Cons

Promotion limitations, bonus based on company performance

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

I learned a lot from the teams I worked with over my tenure. If I was particularly interested in learning about certain parts of the business, I was often allowed to tackle those challenges. Mentors were very helpful and encouraging. I enjoyed the people I worked with and they always tried to open doors into other parts of the company I was interested in.

Cons

If you want to be doing mostly pure mechanical design work, there is less of that available at Air Products. Lots of opportunities for operations, project management, and EPC roles for mechanical engineers, and pressure vessel work from my perspective. In the initial round of placements, you get matched to one team (you can join or not) — it was not exactly my cup of tea from a day to day work perspective. Second round, I was able to join a team where I absolutely loved doing the day to day work.

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