A lot of pressure, not so much energy - Senior Engineer Alcon Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good benefit, competitive salary, people in general are quite reasonable and understanding of the need for taking care of family. Product serves improving peoople's daily life, very interesting topics to think about.

Cons

Very complicated structure in the organization takes a lot of head count for the company but not enough people doing the actual work to improve the product and innovation of the technologies. A lot of people working with the company for a long time prevent exploring new method and ideas. I should say it is difficult to bring new ideas. Senior people are also not very open of sharing details about the work. It is not a pleasant place to fit in so it's difficult to feel connected with the company.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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