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      BASF

      Engaged Employer

      BASF reviews

      3.8

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (2,752 total reviews)
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      Michael Heinz

      77% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      BASF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,752 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 16, 2018

      Excellent Company, but PDP Program Can Feel Like Glorified Internship

      Pdp
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Endless opportunities to work in a variety of industries, the company encourages you to change roles every two years, strong focus on career development, excellent work-life balance, and great work culture with a push to talk to upper-level management, and an opportunity to work all over the country and abroad.

      Cons

      It is a large, global company, so everything moves very slowly and therefore it is hard to see your impact on the company. PDPs are not always taken seriously and the program itself can feel like a glorified internship with no real responsibility. Also, you ultimately need to be mobile in order to move up in the company.

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      BASF Response
      7y
      Thank you for your review and rating. BASF offers a wide range of opportunities for employees at every level in their career, allowing them to #growatBASF.
      3.0
      Sep 13, 2018

      Great team but old-fashioned company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The regional UK team is very friendly and helpful. While departments don't always get along, there is a sense of belonging within the individual departments. Compensation is fair and new starters are appropriately integrated into the company, with many opportunities to travel regionally and internationally. Employees, even young/new ones, are not observed too much and given flexible working hours. Little to no punishment for bending the rules occasionally (dress code, hours, holidays, etc.). Workload was very manageable.

      Cons

      Poor employee health- the cafeteria was dreadful and overpriced. No microwave or kettle to prepare own food, and apart from salad, no healthy options. There should be far more non-monetary benefits starting with better food and chairs. I regularly suffered back pain and felt generally unhealthy from the food, lack of movement, and stuffy air in the building. Far too many meetings and very outdated software. The company should invest more time in creating better internal relationships between employees from different fields (Marketing - Technical - Sales - Business) and should listen to employee feedback! Also, everyone hates the random seating at Christmas.

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