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      Dow

      Engaged Employer

      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,435 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

      3.7

      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 3,435 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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      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      1.0
      May 5, 2010

      Watch your back

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good opportunities, Compensation and benefits, good co-workers

      Cons

      politics rule, performance management system results in back stabbing and forcing good people into poor performance catagories with no mercy. People are scared to take risks, constant threat of downsizing and budget cuts, yet a new country club and hotel costing millions get approved. CEO is power hungry and doesnt really care about people.

      3.0
      May 2, 2010

      Decent place to start working

      Reliability engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of areas to get involved in. Employees can work on projects that are in many areas of technology. Opportunities for advancement are present.

      Cons

      Dow has a lot of policies and procedures that are not explained well to new employees. These policies and procedures sometimes don't seem to apply to what they are being used for and no one seems to know why they are used but only says that they should be used.

      3.0
      Apr 24, 2010

      Politics Rules

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Structure, Structure, Structure! If you are a person that enjoys structure in your life, then Dow is the company for you. There is a work process for every group (Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, etc.), a procedure for every task, job descriptions and boundaries for every role. This is not necessarily a negative as the chemical industry needs this type of control due to the hazards involved with chemical processes.

      Cons

      Like many large companies, politics rules at Dow especially around promotions. You can work hard, get very good performance reviews, good bonuses and positive feedback from peers but if you aren't in the "click", you aren't going to get promoted. If this happens, you need to move on to another site or function within Dow or pursue employment outside of Dow. Don't waste your time trying to "wait things out" because once the promotion block is in place, it won't be easy to remove.

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