Is Dow a good company to work for?

Dow has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,190 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Dow to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dow have been left by employees working as Internship , Co-Op and Chemical Operator .

Does Dow pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dow employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dow. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dow?

72% of Dow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dow 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dow?

Engineer (69) , Process Operator (66) , Estagiário (65) , Customer Service Representative (64) , Intern (62) , Account Manager (60) , Production Engineer (59) , Process Engineer (39) , Research Scientist (38) , Maintenance Engineer (37) , Operator (36) , Improvement Engineer (33) , Internship (30) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (28) , Mechanical Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Dow according to real employee reviews?

"I thought benefits are good but now that I'm in a new companay I realized that Dow is nowhere close to other Oil/Chemical companies." ((in 350 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 297 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 264 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 225 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 172 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dow according to real employee reviews?

"Management in this area is poor and biased on personal opinion and not merit." ((in 109 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management" ((in 53 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and swing shift" ((in 30 reviews)); "Full of favoritism, credit given to useless employees and no one there cares about each other or the facility." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dow layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dow layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dow in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Dow locations?

Midland , Freeport , Houston , Plaquemine , Lake Jackson , Deer Park , Philadelphia , Collegeville , Seadrift , Hahnville , Baton Rouge , Newark , Texas City , Edina , New Orleans , Chicago , Indianapolis , Marlborough , Victoria , Louisville , Elizabethtown , Pittsburg , Orange , Marietta , New York , Auburn , Carrollton , Knoxville , Midland , Croydon

Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,447 total reviews)

Jim Fitterling

64% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,447 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

Dec 4, 2014

From ROH to DOW

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment, commitment to safety, opportunities to relocate globally and most of all to learn from the most talented people in the filed.

Cons

Difficult during acquisition and divesting of "product" lines to re-absorb people unless willing to move.

3.0

Nov 28, 2014

Employees are great. Managers are jerks who think they are better than employees

Lab tech

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employees who like each other and try to help and look out for each other

Cons

Management has their own agenda, make money at all cost. Do not care about employees. If management is questioned about something or put in an awkward position or called out they get mad and fire employee. Moral of working employees low.

1.0

Nov 20, 2014

Not in Philly

Business intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great potential to learn and grow, if management was on your side This review is strictly for the Philadelphia office as I am aware that all of Dow Chemical does not operate the same way.

Cons

I've heard very good things about management in Midland, MI. How they mentor you and train and help you succeed and I've seen it happen. The Philly office is quite the contrary. I was interviewed and brought in for a specific role, once I got on board, I was put into a totally different role in which I did not have enough experience. As I was willing to work with them, requests to management for training always ended with me contacting other colleagues who were overworked themselves and did not have time. Needless to say I was put in a position to fail and fail I did. The Philadelphia office is filled with ex Rhom & Haas employees who are very snobby, think they know it all and very unwilling to help a colleague.

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