Alcon reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,523 total reviews)
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David J Endicott

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,523 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
1.0
Mar 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

none nada nunca abandon all hope ye who enter here

Cons

Working here makes me want to unalive myself daily. It's a typical corporate environment with lots of rules and processes that do nothing for efficiency or production and are only applied to women, minorities, or high performers that carry the team but don't have the right anatomy, look, or last name for promotions and growth. But don't worry, if you have a family connection and absolutely no skills or intellect and like to schmooze but hate work you'll probably get promoted often and rapidly. Working here over the last several years has truly drained any previous ambition I entered the workplace with. The lack of work life balance and low pay contributes to a slow descent into a sloth like existence because I can no longer afford to do outside activities and barely pay my bills, and when I do have free time it's typically interrupted by some arbitrary coworker crash out over a minor inconvenience. I find myself taking on bad health habits to make it end sooner and because you'll need to conform to being chained to your desk and sitting at your desk at least 8 hours of the day to last. bathroom breaks-ha who needs those!

3.0
Dec 3, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Company provides good monetary benefits, market standard salary, in-house coffee-tea refreshments options, subsidised food, cab facility and many more..

Cons

Software/Device verification and validation department management is quite immature. They behave as if they are running a school. Too much micro-management but pretends they are super cool. It's Monocracy of a single senior person in management. Everyone has to butter him up to keep things going smooth.

2.0
Aug 12, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits Steady work Some good colleagues

Cons

12 hour shifts Nearly impossible to get prescription safety glasses It is NOT a "no retaliation culture" Management are either micromanagers or completely laissez-faire Bait and switch with the work assignments (be prepared to do A LOT of non-chemistry work) Initiative is punished The scientific method is ignored and using it is punished Promotions are based on DEI not experience, education, or seniority Favoritism is RAMPANT Big difference between benefits offered and benefits given (HR said unlimited time off, management said 15 days to include sick days - non-shift workers get 12 holidays and unlimited time off HR said shift differential, management said no shift differential, when I contacted HR about shift differential, I got laid off.) First freedoms are stripped at the door. Pay is barely average and no overtime Laziness is rewarded Safety is an afterthought

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