Alcon reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,535 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 2,535 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
Jul 28, 2018

Unprofessional in every area

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Their benefits and PTO are excellent! All the jobs are fairly easy to learn and pick up. Decent pay. Sparked my interest in going back to school again and finding a new job!

Cons

I started here as a Temporary employee and my contract was for 18 months. I was constantly told by my boss that they were trying to get me hired and was speaking to my HR representative but unfortunately I found out they were lying to me. My boss would consistently lie to my face and dodge me every time I would attempt to approach them. Everyone treated me like dirt and talked down to me when I was a temp and I felt like I wasn't allowed to truly defend myself. The employees here are probably the most negative people I will ever encounter in my life and are extremely catty with eachother. Ridiculous! I was only on one job for a very long time up until the end of my contract which they trained me on two more things before I got hired. The leads never really rotated anyone except for a select few people. The first shift lead in my department is extremely controlling and has made me very uncomfortable in the past and is not very kind to anyone that's not on their shift. I'm not the only one who has felt/feels this way. All of these problems we're almost gone when I officially became hired..except for the negativity of the employees, drama and the non-existent managment. Those things never stop

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Alcon Response
7y
We are sorry that you have had this experience.
2.0
Apr 16, 2018

Global Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive salary and benefits, global workforce and perspective

Cons

Pretty much everything else. A relentless focus on sales rather than innovation and service destroyed a once-great company. Poor leadership across the board, with little to no vision.

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Alcon Response
8y
Alcon’s foundational principles are to delight in our customers and pursue and drive innovation. We strive for our top leaders to help navigate our vision to our associates and lead them to success within the organization.
5.0
Mar 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I just started and honestly this is one of the most amazing companies I have had the pleasure of working for. My team is amazing and also my leaders. You can rely on everybody here for advice or just need help answering a question.

Cons

There are no downside I have encountered yet.

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Alcon Response
8y
We love our associates! Thank you for dedication to Alcon! Welcome.
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