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      Dow

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      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,438 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      63% 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 3,438 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
      4.0
      Jun 7, 2011

      Well-rounded employee development, and ambitious transformation agenda keep things interesting

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Well-rounded employee development agenda; Ambitious corporate transformation strategy to put the company on a new growth trajectory; Noble and industry-leading mission and purpose of resolving critical problems of humanity as well as leading the industry in sustainability and safety practices above board.

      Cons

      Decision making is still too centralized at the headquarters although this is currently said to be evolving to becoming more business- and geography-driven; Work life balance is also a challenge as there are too many evening meetings needed between regional site to arrive at concensus on key decisions amidst the timezone challenge.

      2.0
      May 26, 2011

      A place to learn, not be recognized.

      Process improvement engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Commitment to EH&S is real and serious. Communication of vision and goal alignment is reasonable. Very strong technical bench and colleagues though Dow is doing it's best to throw this away.

      Cons

      Very Poor accountability for management. Politics are beyond bad and on into ridiculous. Work processes focus only on the process and not the work ensuring that the lowest common denominator is applied in an oppressive ineffective bureaucratic mess. Inward focus is so bad it is laughable.

      4.0
      May 24, 2011

      Great experience to work with people of various fields of science and engineering

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work with many of the best in the industry. Dow Chemical has good reputation of excellence and people are usually willing to help out and collaborate on projects.

      Cons

      Compensation is of a chemical company ... does not compare to a petrochemical company like Exxon or Shell or Chevron. Freeport location not very pretty ... but that's true for any plant environment.

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