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      Alcon

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      Alcon reviews

      3.8

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,525 total reviews)
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      David J Endicott

      78% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      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 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,525 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
      May 29, 2013

      You hear how great this place used to be to work for. It isn't that anymore.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great 401k, benefits Great healthcare Great resources human resources is making an honest effort to improve communication with employees

      Cons

      inter-department competition is counterproductive effects of Novartis buy-out in 2011 are still being felt, lots of lay offs, policy changes high level, decision-making management really has no clue on what is going on high level management are immune to consequences of bad decisions they make

      1.0
      May 25, 2013

      BEWARE---Not a Good Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The salary and benefits are good.

      Cons

      Politics. They discriminate against former Ciba employees who were merged into Alcon. Not a good work environment since Ciba merger into Alcon. Don't know what those Nazis at Novartis were thinking when they merged Ciba into Alcon, but the result SUCKS. Alcon forced many field employees to work in the Ft. Worth headquarters, and those folks are NOT happy. They are very miserable and most really hate the Alcon culture and only continue to work there for the money. (Considering that the job market continues to struggle.)

      3.0
      May 23, 2013

      Good until the merger with Novartis

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Alcon is a leader in number of Ophthalmology products. Was very stable company until sold to Novartis. There may be opportunities here in the future, it is not clear what Novartis's commitment is to the area is going to be.

      Cons

      Alcon is currently working thru a larger merger with a Larger company. Employment is very unstable until this is worked out. There have been and will be large cuts at the Fort Worth site as the winners and losers are sorted out. Consider any offer here very carefully.

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