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      Dow

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      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,445 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      64% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

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      Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,445 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
      1.0
      Mar 14, 2014

      Highly insular, self promoting incompetent management

      Delivery
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Not one pro can I put forth, management is horrid, very out of touch with reality. Many many layers of bs & operating disciplines which are meaningless

      Cons

      The worst behemoth I've encountered in my 28 years of working in the chemical sector. This company is a process safety catastrophe waiting to happen.

      2.0
      Oct 31, 2013

      a company in decline, rotting from the inside

      Lead chemist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the salary is good, flexible work hours. for almost any engineering or scientific challenge, there's an expert somewhere at the company you can contact for advice. there's true commitment to GBLT equality.

      Cons

      Management is terrible - bad decisions at all levels, they just don't know how to run an organization or lead people... they're just out of touch administrators at all levels. Management turnover (a new boss every other year) cripples the company. Politics, politics, politics... it's not a meritocracy. Performance management (rank and yank) is corrosive. All the good people are leaving for other companies, or retiring. Constant fear of layoffs. They hire in lots of kids out of school every year, but fire the experienced people. There's almost no mobility inside the company (despite what the old timers will tell you) unless you're in management.

      4.0
      Jan 10, 2013

      A Pretty Good Place to Work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of opportunities if you apply yourself. The pay and benefits are good. Safety is a high priority. The culture in most plants is comfortable.

      Cons

      Most of the large locations in the US and their headquarters location, are not places you would prefer to live (Midland, MI; Freeport, TX, etc.). There are too many "Global Leader" level people, and most have no business being there. Majority of employees have no confidence in the CEO.

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