Cabot reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(289 total reviews)

Sean Keohane

75% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Cabot has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cabot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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289 reviews
4.0
May 20, 2014

Solid company with good people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Safety is a focus and it shows in the results. Cabot is a large company with locations throughout the world but it is still small enough where you can easily make your mark and see the impact of the work you do every day. The culture fosters collaboration among members across teams and functions. If you are willing to look or ask for it, there are tremendous opportunities to take on more responsibility and grow in your role. Generally, the right people get promoted, meaning it is based upon quality and value of your work not just whose ego you've inflated. Communication from the executive level down through the production employees is, I think, very good.

Cons

Compensation is just ok and they can be slow to reward you for taking on additional roles and responsibilities. They have been very focused on meeting earnings targets and too often this has meant not back-filling open positions, allocating the work among the remaining members of a team and ruining any hopes of a work life balance. Recently there has been a trend where when they do fill open positions, they no longer go out to the rest of the company for candidates. Instead they make the pick within a team or office and those outside the location who may be interested do not get a chance to interview.

4.0
Apr 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great health benefits. Focused on safety. Can be very flexible if situations arise. Proud of their history. Very supportive for education and learning.

Cons

Not too many opportunities to advance in middle or lower jobs to more responsible positions. Communication downward could be better. Too lean to be as transparent as needed.

3.0
Mar 15, 2014

Lacks employee development program

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is good.

Cons

There is no clear path for growth.

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