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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,522 total reviews)
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      David J Endicott

      77% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,522 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
      4.0
      Jul 20, 2017

      Overall, great place to work!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Room for advancement (easier if you have a degree), great benefits, super friendly people and slowly but surely trying to have more activities for the employees.

      Cons

      Everyone has 20,000 different hats and while management acknowledges it, nothing is really being done about it. Corporate asks us to comply and carry out all these programs, trainings, etc, and ask soooo nicely but they think we have a full-time person to just cater to their needs when that is far from reality.

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      Alcon Response
      8y
      Congratulations on your first year + at Alcon! We appreciate your review.
      2.0
      Jun 13, 2017

      Typical Large Pharma

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The diversity of Alcon is still it's strong suit.

      Cons

      The business strategy of this company. They truly do farm temporary employees like cattle. Every single department is leased out to contract agencies and those positions are negotiated for you by another contract agency. So basically today Alcon primarily pays other companies to do its work and pays those companies employees 1/4 to 1/5th of what they should be paid. Alcon is not Alcon, it's Kelly/Yoh/Manpower/Aerotek/and 10 others combined. This is no different than offshoring employment to a third world country. No different and is absolutely disgusting. The Novartis Business Unit though is to blame. Alcon used to be a GREAT company, but now it's just all about volume and cheap labor at its core. They even temp out their HR services.

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      Alcon Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review.
      5.0
      May 29, 2017

      Rebounding to greatness

      Executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Alcon is being distanced from Novartis. The is adding a new feeling of success to the team. It is feeling like the old days when Alcon was always on top.

      Cons

      Decision making is not pushed low enough in the company yet slowing our ability to innovate and react to market conditions.

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      Alcon Response
      9y
      Thank you for your feedback.
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