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      Alcon

      Engaged Employer

      Alcon reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,537 total reviews)
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      David J Endicott

      77% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,537 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
      2.0
      Oct 10, 2014

      Use to be a great company before Novartis Acquisition

      Senior medical sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      People great. High Commission Bonus Structure up to 90K+. Benefits and 401k Matching Excellent.

      Cons

      Novartis moving upper management into Alcon after acquisition. Micro management. Pipeline bare. Reps unsure about future and job security. Patent expiration and generic competition reduced profitability for company.

      2.0
      Sep 30, 2014

      Internal Politics are out of control

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There were small pockets of great people. Values claim to be strong and virtuous. It was a very good place, but dog and pony shows have left it without any core or integrity.

      Cons

      The culture is one of blame, it is not one of walking the talk. If you speak up, you will be outcast. It is a culture of complicity. Even speaking up with proven documented abuses go dismissed by higher ranks. For those who have no interest in quality of what they deliver, it is a very inviting place. Development is a facade, unless your meeting outside of work with your boss.

      1.0
      Aug 5, 2014

      Getting worse everyday

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are great. That's it

      Cons

      Constantly work mandatory overtime. No home life. Way too much favoritism in my department. If you make a suggestion for improvement you never hear anything about it. Lead controls supervisor. Can do no wrong. Employees can do nothing right unless you are in the click. Tired of being treated like a child and abused, while the favorites can do anything they want. Don't ever make a mistake. You get a report card at the end of the month with your mistakes

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