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

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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3K reviews
4.0
Jul 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growth for degreed staff. Slight growth for hourly persons with the chance of salary decrease if a salary job is taken.

Cons

Pay seems to be low compared to other Dow facilities and other chemical corporations.

4.0
Jun 21, 2011

Performance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The performance is excellent in terms of safety, employee satisfaction, carrer growth and compensation and benefits. The

Cons

the work load is too much beyond the expectation of an employee.

4.0
Jun 7, 2011
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.

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