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      BASF

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      BASF reviews

      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (2,741 total reviews)
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      Michael Heinz

      76% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

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      BASF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,741 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
      5.0
      Jan 12, 2015

      Large organization, many opportunities

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good consideration of work-life balance; company values innovation; compensation well in line with industry standards; opportunities for personal/professional development exist; international

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic, and very German. Can be difficult to advance without a solid knowledge of the language.

      2.0
      Jan 12, 2015

      Lots of wasted potential

      It manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong performing company that offers profit-sharing (bonuses) and stock purchasing. Good opportunities for advancement at lower levels, but can hit the ceiling after a few years, after which it is difficult to advance without a direct report-to retiring or moving to another company.

      Cons

      Can be a great place to work if you have a good manager. Unfortunately, they are few and far between. Most managers tend to be self-serving and do not recognize the more talented people under their supervision, instead following the good-ole-boy philosophy and rewarding the brown-noses. Co-workers can tend to be more concerned with covering their own behinds rather than being successful. HR is non-existent unless they are covering up for management mistakes. Long hours are expected but not rewarded. Very stressful environmemt. Most of the time, when a co-worker leaves their position, their responsibilities are divided up amongst their peers and added to their workload instead of hiring or promoting a replacement. Pay people what they are worth – I was stuck in a go-nowhere position for 10 years with a string of bad managers, so left the company and now make over 50% more than when I worked for BASF and have none of the stress.

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