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      Solvay

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      Solvay reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (860 total reviews)
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      Philippe KEHREN

      93% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Solvay has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Solvay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      860 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 4, 2015

      Lawless Land

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International staff gives a unique perspective to the work environment.

      Cons

      It seems that everyone in this company is involved in some kind of inappropriate relationship or another. Company funded happy hours that get out of hand and inter-office extramarital romance is commonplace.

      1.0
      May 20, 2021

      easy path to nowhere

      Research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Once you impress the right people, you kind of float by doing the bare minimum and folks will smile at you and form a general consensus that baby, you've got talent! If you paste on a fake smile and a bubbly attitude and don't let anything bug you, you'll do just fine. It's a brownnoser's paradise. Decent diversity and inclusion efforts at all research facilities, especially Stamford. Good work/life balance for those that work; even better for those that don't really do anything! Base compensation was improved in recent years but still falls on the low end of average.

      Cons

      The concept of change is terrifying to most, and several people are okay just sitting in their sad little cubicles rotting away for the entirety of their careers. People are generally extremely unhappy but afraid to speak up outside of their own little cliques which forms a toxic environment for those on the sidelines. The same lazy people will quickly throw you under the bus if you succeed. Technology Solutions GBU never really integrated or recovered after Solvay acquisition largely due to extremely misguided upper management. Low innovation level and boring projects led with a haphazard sense of urgency cause burnout and boredom simultaneously.

      4.0
      Jan 29, 2018

      Responsible for safety compliance with OSHA and corporate standards

      Safety specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, challenging job, lets me use my full potential. Ability to interact with both office and production staff. Solvay takes safety seriously.

      Cons

      Finding time to accomplish everything that I want to accomplish. I strive to maintain compliance while working the day to day issues that pop up in an environment that depends on the handling of hazardous chemicals.

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