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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1.0
Feb 17, 2016

Like your job outsourced?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities abound if you have the very specific requirements.

Cons

Direct hiring into Dow Chemical is rare or non-existent anymore. Any and all contract labour is slowly outsourced but they won't touch direct hire Dow employees. You will be expected to train workers from India before they take your job, a la Disney. The company makes billions in profits every quarter, yet they enacted a cost cutting initiative, which is an excuse to use you and spit you out like chewing gum.

4.0
Jan 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people you get to work with is the most rewarding portion of this job. They are for the most part very bright and talented. Great pay with great benefits.

Cons

There was always uncertainty in whether or not job cuts are coming. Even high performing individuals are part of workforce reductions. Always in no spending mode.

4.0
Nov 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Dow has a good focus on career development and is very proactive in helping their engineers fulfill their career goals.

Cons

As with any plant, there will be times when you will need to come to work after normal working hours.

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