Pros
Pros: Relatively speaking, DuPont offers above average security and stability. Throughout my career, there has generally been a tendency to reassign or relocate productive employees whose jobs are being phased out. Corporate driven programs geared towards respect and diversity more or less insure that you will not have to operate in an oppressive atmosphere. DuPont still produces a range of products that are recognized as technical achievements in the global market.
Cons
Cons: Corporate culture is intensely risk adverse and geared towards rewarding business strategies that focus on short term objectives. Very focused on bottom line spread-sheet accounting, frugal to the extent that manufacturing facilities are sorely outdated and inefficient. While the corporation's focus on safety as a top priority suggests a positive side of working at DuPont, it has in fact created an environment where oversight & micromanaging is excessive, regulations are interpreted in the most conservative manner possible and program cycle times are significantly longer than the norm. Numerous industry initiatives have been embraced over the years (e.g. 6 sigma, lean manufacturing, etc.) in an attempt to improve business performance, morale, etc., however, execution has been mediocre to poor.
