The DuPont Experience - Anonymous employee DuPont Employee Review

2.0
Dec 30, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to gain experience working in a manufacturing intensive environment. Good 410k and insurance. The name goes a little distance when talking with other employers.

Cons

Well below average salaries and bonuses. Hired on as a Mechanical Engineer with a Masters Degree in TX with several years experience in manufacturing from another industry. The pay was $35k lower than the average salary of a person directly out of college, same level of education and no experience. I had been laid off from a different market due to a down turn in sales of telecommunication fiber cable. I could not be too choosey. Little to no bonuses for engineering salaried personnel but larger bonuses for management. DuPont in the location I was in (Sabine River, Orange, TX) was not very supportive of active duty reserve members. After being deployed to Iraq, management said I would not be promoted any higher in my management role until out of the military. Very distasteful and lowers morale.

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Frequent organizational changes and restructuring can create uncertainty, and decision-making can be slowed by bureaucracy. Career growth opportunities may be limited in some organizations, and employees can become siloed or feel disconnected depending on the role and team.

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