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

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
Mar 23, 2016

Dow R&D

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Pros

Great resources like analytical, literature databases, consultants, etc. You can find an expert to help you in any area you need.

Cons

Way too political; fear of losing job; stressful culture due to bullying management. And nothing is done about managers who bully employees. Women are particularly hit hard by this and many leave.

4.0
Jul 1, 2015

30+ Year Career in Dow R&D

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great depth of technical expertise--can find an answer to almost any technical question from world class experts within the company. Access to any imaginable analysis technique or method. Great spirit of collaboration among the R&D community. From a scientific perspective, this is a great company to work for.

Cons

Overloaded with work processes. This company struggles to convert state-of-the-art science and engineering into viable commercial products. Leadership is always looking for extraordinary huge successes, but lacks the ability to predict winners. It is frustrating because few new product research projects ever generate value for the company or society. Senior leadership is obsessed with unrealistic goals and metrics that divert efforts from work that will produce true value. Also -- be aware that more senior positions will demand your "life". The rating system, decreased staffing levels, and unrealistic growth expectations will dominate all of your waking hours and more. Work/Life balance is nonexistent, especially after you receive a few promotions.

1.0
Jan 22, 2015

You don't want to work here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This review only applies to the Edina factory located in MN and does not reflect the rest of Dow. Lots of exposure to automation engineering and technology. Definitely going to be able to leverage the technical knowledge to the next job.

Cons

If you want zero work life balance, unreal amount of work, and just overall back stabbing people, then this is the place for you. They place no value on their employee development, you are just going to be another cog in the machine. They tout around the perk of "flexibility" like a value they offer, in reality upper management expects you to bend over backwards for them while they do nothing for you. This place is not professional and do not hold themselves accountable when it comes to caring about employees. This place runs 24x7, people are expected to work on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years...they care about the $, and nothing else.

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