Like stepping back in time. - Human Resources Eastman Employee Review

2.0
Jul 29, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The corporate office building is new with fantastic amenities. Compensation and benefits are great.

Cons

The atmosphere is draconian. Obedience is valued over performance and can seem like an antiquated way of thinking for experienced employees that are new to the company and trying to promote change. You will find lots of managers that earned their roles by longevity with the company not an ability to lead. If things don't work out, there isn't other employment options in the area. Some managers can be disrespectful to staff. It's a difficult company to become employed with and once onboard there is a sense that you should feel fortunate to have been chosen. The truth is, you have better options.

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Cons

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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.

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