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      Dow

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      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,434 total reviews)
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      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
      Oct 29, 2008

      OK company to work for.

      Senior env. specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dow offers a satisfactory total compensation package. Dow is a large company, operating in many locations and geographies. The benefits are good, and human resources department calibrates our total benefits package every year in an attempt to ensure that the total package is competitive.

      Cons

      However, although the company operates in numerous countries and geographies, the advancement opportunities are few. Also, some employees are insecure, or perhaps overly concerned about their job security. Dow cn also be rather short term in their thinking, as exemplified by the current and austere financial budget for the remainder of 2008 and in to 2009.

      4.0
      Oct 27, 2008

      Summer Intern - Good Experience

      Summer intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked as a summer intern for Dow Chemical and it was a very good experience. My major is chemical engineering and they placed me with an improvement engineering group in Midland Michigan. The supervisors definately take the time to develop you professionally and provide projects with meaningful assignments, reasonable obstacles, and achieveable goals. The people here are very friendly (from the management down to the operators) and you will definately be able to contribute.

      Cons

      It's in Michigan or Texas (rarely California for interns) Much of the plant is old, with little opportunity to make big technological improvements. Good for people looking to settle down or start a long career in one firm, but not great for young people looking to take large amounts of responsiblities.

      4.0
      Oct 25, 2008

      Company is a great place to work, Lake Jackson is NOT a great place to live.

      Chemical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dow Chemical as a company is a great place to work. Great benefits, great people and a great enviornment.

      Cons

      The location. Lake Jackson, TX is not a place where you would move your family. The weather is terrible, it is in the path of hurricanes and the people are bigots. Most engineers (ones that are not originally from Lake Jackson) live in Pearland a commute 40 miles each way so that they don't have to live anywhere near Lake Jackson. The other locations that I have worked, Midland and Charleston, WV were a lot better than the Texas locations.

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