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      Dow

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      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,447 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      64% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

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      Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,447 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dow 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
      2.0
      May 31, 2014

      Frustrating

      Research leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits, excellent facilities, great scientists. It has been at times a really enjoyable place work. There have been some absolutely fantastic chemistry projects to work on.

      Cons

      Very much a risk averse research environment which stifles creativity. So process orientated that it also limits productivity and can be exceedingly complicated to get stuff done. Because of the departmental/business organization is the way it is it can make people very "siloed" and adversarial...... I don't think the problems are what the company wants , but it is a situation that senior leadership has unfortunately created!

      3.0
      May 29, 2014

      Great company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Exciting industry. Exposure to manufacturing. Challenging opportunities. Lengthy history in industry; lots of experience and knowledge shared among employees and managers.

      Cons

      Compensation is not very competitive for non-engineers. Meeting targets often more important than rewarding employee efforts. Promotions based on time in role rather than contributions.

      4.0
      May 28, 2014

      Dow is a great company, but it is also an enormous company..

      Customer service representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive compensation. Great people. Collaborative. Very safety oriented. Genuinely care about employee development. The benefits package is top notch. Excellent health insurance. 401(k) matching up to the first 6% contributed.

      Cons

      It's a big company so it can feel like it takes a long time to push anything through. I personally have found it difficult to advance my career. One big con is that its HQ's are in Midland MI.

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