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      Alcon

      Engaged Employer

      Alcon reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,531 total reviews)
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      David J Endicott

      77% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,531 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
      4.0
      Feb 25, 2012

      Learning and growing with the company daily.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The benefits and pay are the best in the area.

      Cons

      Low resources and having available resources is slowly killing moral and the ability to get things done.

      2.0
      Feb 12, 2012

      Post-integration with Alcon it just seems to be a confusing place with lack of direct leadership.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great salary and bonus potential. Good benefits as a health product company. High-performing people that go the extra mile to do a good job. Very high standard and expectations from management regarding the employees. Helps to weed out this slackers and underachievers. Company promoted an environment where people were not afraid to speak up- doubt that will continue post-integration with Alcon.

      Cons

      Since the integration with Alcon, it has been very confusing environment. New policies and practices are not implemented very well, typically in a very rushed, last-minute fashion. Causes a lot of overwork or work that needs to be redone because management were unsure of what was needed in the first place. Career ladders are hard to find so it is difficult to plan/manage career development. People are overworked which is causing a drop in morale.

      2.0
      Feb 7, 2012

      Be careful of management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are many contracting positions avilable with usually someone referring others to the company. The company does treat contractors as well as the employess the same.

      Cons

      Alcon seems to select candidates by similar backgrounds and culture, not based on skills. I did not see a lot of IT standards or best practices on my project. Also, the location is far away from most technical positions.

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