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      Alcon

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      Alcon reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,533 total reviews)
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      David J Endicott

      77% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,533 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
      1.0
      Jun 23, 2019

      Crickets

      It project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My peers are smart, professional (mostly) and believe in the mission of the company. We wait and wait for leadership to communicate a transition plan from Novartis to Alcon stand alone. This event was a long time coming - at least 12 months. So why crickets? Why a deer in the headlights?

      Cons

      Crickets, see above. Nobody knows what they are supposed to be doing, what their role is, nor the role of anyone else. It is amazing any company can maintain operations under these circumstances. There is no transition plan, or a current and go forward plan for any one thing.

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      Alcon Response
      6y
      Thank you for your feedback, only with feedback can we improve.
      2.0
      Feb 8, 2019

      Tough place

      Senior professional sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have very good products

      Cons

      Don’t value tenure their employees

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      Alcon Response
      7y
      Your feedback is what will help us improve, thank you!
      2.0
      Oct 24, 2018

      Stepping stone till something comes along.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1, The rank and file staff are fantastic. 2. Adequate perks such as discounted eye surgery and scripts. 3. Some flexibility with work hours.

      Cons

      1. Scope creep. You are hired for one job and wind up having to wear every hat (HR, MD, SAFETY , QA, COUNSELOR)..on and on! 2. Pay is adequate if you just want to collect and phone it in. 3. Having to accomplish your work and your bosses too. 4. The only thing that is useful to management is the "dog & pony" and not true leadership soft skills to motivate the team to go above and beyond..after all if you don't get product out you don't get paid. 5. Management hold staff to different set of standards depending on how well they"like" you. 6. No room for advancement due to senior managers place "their guy" in those positions. 7. You work yourself to death so that management can get huge bonuses and you are rewarded laughingly raise of 2% . 8. Forced ranking by management of your staff whom they don't even know.

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      Alcon Response
      7y
      Your feedback is what will help us improve. Thanks for the feedback.
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