Is Dow a good company to work for?

Dow has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,170 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Dow to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dow have been left by employees working as Internship , Co-Op and Chemical Operator .

Does Dow pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dow employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dow. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dow?

72% of Dow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dow 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dow?

Engineer (69) , Process Operator (66) , Estagiário (65) , Customer Service Representative (63) , Intern (61) , Account Manager (60) , Production Engineer (59) , Process Engineer (39) , Research Scientist (38) , Maintenance Engineer (36) , Operator (34) , Improvement Engineer (33) , Internship (30) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (28) , Mechanical Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Dow according to real employee reviews?

"I thought benefits are good but now that I'm in a new companay I realized that Dow is nowhere close to other Oil/Chemical companies." ((in 355 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 275 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 247 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 226 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 172 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dow according to real employee reviews?

"Management in this area is poor and biased on personal opinion and not merit." ((in 110 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 50 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and some bureaucracy" ((in 29 reviews)); "Full of favoritism, credit given to useless employees and no one there cares about each other or the facility." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dow layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dow layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dow in 2026.

What Dow locations have received the highest employee ratings?

New York , Baton Rouge , Lake Jackson , Auburn , Collegeville , Champaign , Beaumont , Minneapolis , Pittsburg , New Orleans

Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,434 total reviews)

Jim Fitterling

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,434 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

3.0

Jun 14, 2016

Middle of Dow integration

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Just became part of Dow family, fortune 50 company, size and scale advantage, conceptually more career opportunities than old Dow Corning. Historically, nice people around, cooperative culture. Accumulated Many high caliber people in different functions over years.

Cons

Just became part of Dow. Employees under stress as integration goes on, plus the Dow DuPont merger and then spin off. Will live in uncertainties for 2-3 years down the road. Fear of key positions taken by Dow people, fear of experience of running specialty chemical business not valued or unintentionally destroyed by large chemical mentality from Dow.

1.0

Apr 9, 2016

Career and Growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is great in terms of working environment, separation of roles and responsibilities, workplace ethics, safety, people leaders, annual bonuses, work life balance. There are silos that seem to restrict collaboration, but company is edging towards a more collaborative environment.

Cons

Career and growth is non-existent except for top 2% of the population. Annual performance reviews and calibrations are an overhead IMO and company should do away with it. Careers are predominately determined at Midland. Employees are told that they are responsible for their own growth which implies no training, positioning for growth. Employee Development Plans exist on paper. The company is impacted by the cyclical nature of its business and budget cuts are inevitable towards the last two quarters. Work has to be planned around that unless you are working on larger multi-year programs Company is Midland, MI based. Living in a small town, where every third person is your colleague, is not for everyone. Most of IT organization is variable workforce, which causes constant flux of skills and knowledge. Innovation is a catchphrase, words more than action. Corporate strategy has been primarily growth through acquisitions and divestitures.

4.0

Jan 7, 2016

From Great to Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very talented people who work well together. Very good systems and processes. Excellent manufacturing and engineering organizations with a strong concern for safety. Great place to learn and grow.

Cons

The current CEO has taken the company from great to good. He has initiated a series of strategies that have not achieved desired results and only result in more and more layoffs and disengaged employees.

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