Is Alcon a good company to work for?

Alcon has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,528 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Alcon to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Alcon have been left by employees working as Intern , Validation Engineer and Account Manager .

Does Alcon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alcon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alcon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcon?

66% of Alcon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alcon 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alcon?

Engineer (53) , Intern (49) , Manager (40) , Production Technician (34) , Sales Representative (33) , Production Associate (32) , Account Manager (29) , Quality Engineer (26) , Technician (23) , Customer Service Representative (21) , Project Manager (20) , Quality Assurance (20) , Analyst (19) , Director (19) , Manufacturing Engineer (18)

What are the pros of working at Alcon according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and 401k is 2nd to none" ((in 371 reviews)); "Alcon has a great atmospehere and people that made me feel welcomed during my internship." ((in 198 reviews)); "good pay and beniefts and climate controlled work enviroment" ((in 142 reviews)); "Incentive driven and good work life balance" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good salaries and incentives" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alcon according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and wants to eliminate higher paid associates by “restructuring” or eliminating positions." ((in 143 reviews)); "the highly qualified managers have to leave company due to weakness of general management and internal changes." ((in 44 reviews)); "That in a nutshell should tell you something about the poor leadership in the company." ((in 40 reviews)); "Layoffs are common which can be anxiety inducing" ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours and very far from home" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alcon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alcon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Alcon in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Alcon locations?

Fort Worth , Houston , Johns Creek , Irvine , Lake Forest , Duluth , Sinking Spring , Huntington , Atlanta , Dallas , Los Angeles , Dallas-Fort Worth , New York , Belmont , Des Plaines , Goleta , Chicago , Reading , Miami , Burleson , Texas City , Newark , Phoenix , South Houston , San Diego , Seattle , Orlando , Mobile , Detroit , Austin

Alcon reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)

David J Endicott

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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2.0

Jun 28, 2023

Promotion

Senior quality manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay a lot of money

Cons

The Alcon senior team hires and promotes people based on them being a minority or protected class not on experience. If you are a person not in a protected class the chance of promotion is very small. They put people in positions to meet a woke agenda. Qualified or not. Middle aged white males need not apply. I have been in meetings where this was the topic to promote protected classes.

1.0

Jun 23, 2023

Bad management

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay & benefits. Middle mgmt & worker bees are very hard working but not smart

Cons

Very toxic environment, bad management comprise of senior ppl need to retire. sitting at the front offices clueless of issues with other employees. No empathy with rest of worker beed

3.0

Jun 14, 2023

Decent company

Sterilization technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is consistent. Your job will be the same every single day. You will get to problem solve a bit, but it’s nothing that you are not trained for and the benefits a great.

Cons

They moved toward the “woke” end of the spectrum. You will get emails about every diversity month and festival based on cultural differences. They focus too much on diversity instead of the task of doing their job. Instead of bonuses based on safety or achieving production goals. They will throw a pizza party or give you meaningless Bluetooth speaker that you later have to pay taxes on. If you are in the manufacturing wing, they treat you different than when you work in the towers. They will tell you of all the benefits and cool events that you get during orientation but, if you are in manufacturing you do not get to partake in any of it.

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