Alcon reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,530 total reviews)
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David J Endicott

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,530 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
May 29, 2017

Rebounding to greatness

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Alcon is being distanced from Novartis. The is adding a new feeling of success to the team. It is feeling like the old days when Alcon was always on top.

Cons

Decision making is not pushed low enough in the company yet slowing our ability to innovate and react to market conditions.

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Alcon Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback.
3.0
May 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of flexibility Good fellow co-workers Great Benefits Good Products Fun selling Environment Great Training Program

Cons

Novartis itself. It was very clear to everyone that Novartis did not care about Alcon's employees and were merely there to make as much money as possible. Upper management; Save for one, I really think they were all full of themselves and would say some things that don't really make sense, like selling 10 extra swimmers ear drops a day by the end of the year in November.

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Alcon Response
9y
Thank you for your honest review.
1.0
Aug 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Their Benefit package is better than average.

Cons

Complete disregard for employee training. Lack of vision by executive leadership team. Executive management has no clue what kind of in house talent they have and are outsourcing many positions, even Safety positions, that are better done by the people they already had. Moral is the lowest it has ever been. I am staying in hopes that the rumors are true and Novartis sells Alcon in Q1 of 2017. That will be the best thing that could ever happen to Alcon. Novartis has all but ruined what used to be a great company.

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Alcon Response
9y
Feedback is key to making improvements. Thank you for taking a few minutes out of your time to share your candid review.
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