Alcon reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,530 total reviews)
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David J Endicott

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
1.0
Aug 27, 2023

Not recommending

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good market share in eye surgery

Cons

1- most of job postings are not genuine and are being used for internal promotions 2- slow in every aspect, hiring, promoting… 3- promotions are based in favoritism not merit 4- low salary package, 401k takes 3 years to vest 5- losing market share to competitors pretty drastically

1.0
Aug 22, 2023

Time machine

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary for the area.

Cons

It was like I’d been transported to the 1950s. A strange corporate culture where men have to upper hand and women are ornamental.

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