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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,522 total reviews)
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      David J Endicott

      77% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,522 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
      2.0
      Aug 16, 2011

      Not what I expected

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company has great benefits, onsite gym, onsite cafe, company store with Nestle products. The campus is truly a park.

      Cons

      The work is unexciting and utilizing technology from 12 years ago. We are still on IE 6 if you can believe that. Recent acquisition and layoffs have left those that remain employed with little confidence in future with the company and overworked as they inherit tasks left by those that were laid off.

      2.0
      Aug 10, 2011

      dont speak out of the way- in/out of management ears

      Technician b
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits such as healthcare and 401k is excellant.,the salary is great, however they do not support or believe in additional training. That is a joke. The location is great. The feel good experience of knowing you are helping some one, makes it worthwhile. Working 12 hr shifts works for some people and is enjoyable.

      Cons

      Open door policy is a joke, if it reaches h.r that a employee is having a issue with team leader or manager, h.r call's you in their office to put the fear of god in you. Alot of this can happen or watch out or this may happen. One employee that issues with management was moved to another shift. Obviously working problems out is not a concern as much as hiding them.

      2.0
      Aug 5, 2011

      Management is subversive

      Senior information specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are good which is the only thing you can say about this place

      Cons

      No moral compass in management. Very cliquish and lots of backstabbing Quality of management feedback is very poor. (I was told that another employee complained that I asked the same question to someone else. Did not matter that this employee was not clear in his answer. Another feedback was that I was staring at the computer for a long time... and I am in IT ;)) During the Novartis layoff, the managers took time off so that they didn't have to tell their employees...completely cowardly behavior.

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