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Sekisui Chemical reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Naofumi Negishi

98% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Sekisui Chemical has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sekisui Chemical employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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85 reviews
1.0
Feb 11, 2016

Never had a chance of success

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I honestly cannot think of even one.

Cons

Complete lack of management. The Benefits and 401K contributions are lacking due to the Japanese managers not wanting it. There is ZERO chance for career advancement. Good work and productive results go unappreciated while the Japanese management take credit from Japan as they sit back doing nothing. I never had a chance of succeeding with my job since I was never given the tools to do it. Absolute micromanagement from the start. There are mostly Managers from Japan at this office and they do very little but have all authority while the few locals have all the responsibility but zero authority to do anything. Extremely high turnover rate for local staff, including local Japanese. No chance of moving up within the company unless you are from Japan Headquarters, even then the placement is not based on skill or ability but just "whose available at the time to fill the position." One of the worst companies I have even worked at. Stressful environment with no desire to improve since the Japanese management will all rotate out within a few years. A complete lack of corporate structure with a President who is never in the US and two VP's from Japan fighting for their own power. Look at any other Sekisui Group company review and you will see the same problems running through them all.

1.0
Sep 9, 2021

Very disappointing management

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free coffee and toilet paper

Cons

Experienced discrimination based on age, sex and ethnicity on several occasions. Filed three complaints and none were taken seriously or resolved in any way other than to inform me that retraining would occur. Projects incapable of being completed were assigned, and responsibility for them not being completed was placed solely on me. No cooperation between departments evident, unless management used intimidating tactics. Credit for significant cost saving ideas was given to other personnel regularly. Preferential treatment given to certain employees and included compensation, bonuses, time off and promotions. Underqualified and biased management created conflict and economic hardship by rejecting expense reports. Hired under false pretenses, discriminated against and terminated due to dishonest management practices. Very sad to see that this type of environment exists in a company primarily run by minority, non-veteran females, but I am none of those, so maybe therein lies the problem?

3.0
Jan 24, 2020

Great co-workers but poor recognition

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people who work at Sekisui are, for the most part, great people. People are kind and appreciative of their co-workers.

Cons

The pay is not commensurate to the work you have to do. Adding headcount is unheard of, so expect more work to be piled on with no change to compensation. Employee recognition is poor. There's a program for awarding co-workers, but it's severely underused.

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