Is Dow a good company to work for?

Dow has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,191 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 335 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 283 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable" ((in 251 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 224 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 178 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 113 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers have chosen to no longer hold employees accountable." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours and some weird personalities" ((in 28 reviews)); "Blatant deception and favoritism" ((in 22 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 , Orange , Pittsburg , Marietta , New York , Auburn , Carrollton , Knoxville , Midland , Croydon

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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,448 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 3,448 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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2.0

Apr 2, 2009

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Project manager

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Pros

They pay well, they really are all about work life balance. There isn't a lot of pressure to get things done or even to go above and beyond, you just have to look busy.

Cons

Very bureaucratic, not the place for a self starter, very highschool atmosphere, more concerned about image and brand then making a positive impact. A lot of nepotism and cronyism. Working hard will never get you there, have to learn how to glad hand and ride the rigth coattails.

3.0

Jan 22, 2009

Should have gone else where while the going was good.

Run plant engineer

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Pros

Dow is one of the companies that you can spend your whole career at a single site or not. It is up to you. Safety is very important to Dow. You will find plenty of safety project and environmental projects to do to keep you occupied.

Cons

Dow does not pay for performance. They have taken away all their competitive advantage on the gulf coast with the exception of a few. More work, less people. More EH&S requirements that only one site has to do while the other sites with a worse performance are required to do less.

4.0

Oct 25, 2008

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

Chemical engineer

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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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