Syngenta reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,919 total reviews)
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Jeff Rowe

79% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Syngenta has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,919 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Syngenta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Dec 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Somewhat flexible schedule. Collaborative environment. Each team does its best to produce good yields on each project. Worldwide, the company has a neutral to ok reputation.

Cons

Local reputation is still somewhat low (due to public perception of genetic engineering crops and pesticide use) for Syngenta which can impact personal life.

2.0
Nov 23, 2015

Associate Scientist

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome people to work with, good benefits.

Cons

No long-term strategy, initiatives change constantly, as do safety initiatives, software tools, expectations and company organization. People don't seem to matter much to upper management, there are frequent layoffs as changes occur and there is no strategic direction (or if there is, it's not communicated well to anyone outside the board room). The constant change creates a lot of extra work and cornfusion. Oops, I meant confusion. Salaried employees should expect to work 60+ hours per week in Hawaii, maybe elsewhere as well.

2.0
Jul 23, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A few fantastic managers and intelligent people who make the environment tolerable.

Cons

Definitely who you know that counts here. There are still people here with little or no education who have been here forever and are power hungry; they are ill equipped to handle change or manage anything, let alone other people who are educated and intelligent.

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