Alcon reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,521 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 2,521 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
Sep 4, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Part of Novartis so that keeps them a bit reasonable

Cons

No growth opportunities for women or minorities Fort Worth campus centric mindset No investment in anything but executive level ideas/projects — austerity for most thinking Outspoken people are publicly punished

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Thank you for your advice and taking the time to review Alcon. We are sorry that you had such a negative experience but only through honest feedback, like yours is there a possibility of improvement. Please feel free to contact your HR business partner about your experience.
3.0
Oct 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

In general, the people I worked with were amazing! They truly love the company and what Alcon stands for. The people were the best part of the job.

Cons

There is a complete disconnect between Executive and high level leadership and the people who actually do the work. Executives make promises that aren't actually attainable, or they set up redundant programs to check boxes off and say that things have been done. With restructuring and high turnover, we were still expected to keep up with the same quantity and quality of work.

1.0
Nov 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company has been taken over by Novartis and the current regime is in danger.

Cons

Too many old school players still at Alcon. No vision, no leadership, no direction......current leadership is still holding on to the fame/luxury that Alcon provided in the 90's. Not work-life balance plans. Company culture has lost its identity. No cross-divisional work or stretch assignments. If you take a International assignment....you will never come back. If you do...it will be to a lesser position with no growth opportunities.

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