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
Aug 21, 2015

Alcon

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Professional skilled and talented employees. Benefits are good. Work flexibility is good. Salary is decent.

Cons

Work life balance is weighted heavily on work. Upward mobility is lacking. Talent management is lacking. Lots of politics.

2.0
Aug 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good brands with science to back it up. Most employees are smart and work pretty hard. Part of Novartis which looks good on a resume. New CEO is smart and seems to be open to change.

Cons

Very risk averse, compliance and regulatory reviews much more restrictive than competitors. Talk about strategy but manage by tactics, changing direction at the first sign of trouble. Poor accountability, choose to do something different vs. fix the execution issues that caused the trouble. High expectations but limited resources. Stressful. Limited opportunity to advance or take new jobs.

3.0
Aug 19, 2015

Good company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment and pay.

Cons

Provide more training to new employees

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