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
Feb 18, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is good if you live in the Fort Worth area. Cafeteria is nice. Company shuts down between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Cons

Lack of transparency and direction on the part of senior leadership Pettiness and favoritism rampant at manager and director levels Insular attitude prevalent across all areas of the company Dated, shabby facilities except for the executive tower building

2.0
Nov 24, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits in comparison to other US companies, but terrible when you compare the benefits of Alcon employees in other countries. If Medicaid’s for all ever becomes a thing Alcon will have to work much harder to keep people in these thankless roles.

Cons

Tons of nepotism, lack of science based Covid-19 plan, and wildly varying experiences mostly due to terrible middle managers that think they’re above doing a full day’s worth of work because they have worked at Alcon for years. On the day that Texas announced smashing a coronavirus case record. The Alcon coronavirus task force team sent out an email saying that we were still on track for everyone to be 100% in office by January 4th. This is delusional, anti-science thinking will get people killed. Numerous people in customer service are in risk groups and we talk on the phones all day spewing droplets in open office cubicles. The people leading the way to go back are mgmt with offices that have doors that can close. Which I think tells you everything you need to know about Alcon’s anxiety inducting coronavirus “plan.”

2.0
Nov 18, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, good benefits, great company purpose

Cons

Lack of flexibility, company recently mandated employee back into the office during a pandemic without a clear reason. Little care for the health and safety of the workers or the community.

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