Be a local or be gone! - Strategy Manager Eastman Employee Review

3.0
Jun 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kingsport is a great place to live if you like outdoors, want a short commute and want a cheap lifestyle. (It’s cheap because there is nowhere to spend money)

Cons

Eastman moves at a snail pace seriously company who wants to be a specialty chemical company needs to be fast and agile. They are stuck and been spinning in place for years now. There is very much so, us vs them mentality. There are golden children (typically home grown talent committed to the area - that’s fast tracked) and there is everyone else. No incentive to working hard. Be a local or be gone is the motto.

Explore other reviews about Eastman

5.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High pay and good learning environment

Cons

Interview process is kind of difficult

4.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, helpful colleagues. Vast variety of opportunities for engineers, especially younger ones. Actively supporting the communities where we live and work. Recent changes in management have restored positive outlook.

Cons

A lot of eggs are in the circular-economy basket rather than having the risk more evenly distributed among our product streams. We've lost a lot of talent recently to other businesses, partly because of unhappiness with former management but partly because of pay. Annual pay increases exist but have not even come close to keeping up with inflation.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All