Alcon reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,530 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,530 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Jul 20, 2013

R&D

Recommend
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Pros

Reasonable compensation for the scientist/ engineer; good long term retirement benefits (if you survive); ok working environment; well funded for company research/ projects.

Cons

Opportunities for growth limited; tight raises; got to get in the upper management circles to get the great benefits and compensation packages

1.0
May 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great 401k, benefits Great healthcare Great resources human resources is making an honest effort to improve communication with employees

Cons

inter-department competition is counterproductive effects of Novartis buy-out in 2011 are still being felt, lots of lay offs, policy changes high level, decision-making management really has no clue on what is going on high level management are immune to consequences of bad decisions they make

1.0
Apr 9, 2013

Rots from the head

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

For Texas the benefits are good.

Cons

Anywhere else the benefits are not that good. The culture of late has taken a turn of well founded fear mongering. You'll be over worked and underpaid. The annual review process is a one sided farce. Mediocrity is rewarded.

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