Alcon reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,522 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Jun 21, 2011

Very encouraging

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good Opportunity for advancement

Cons

a somewhat stressful work environment

1.0
Jun 21, 2011

Not the best place to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

not much structure, so opportunity to create processes

Cons

not much structure and ambiguity can be a hindrance the merger with alcon will make things even more challenging

3.0
Jun 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing industry Strong financial backing as part of Novartis Good compensation Good benefits package Strong vision of senior management on what it takes to win in industry Good location in North Atlanta suburbs

Cons

Poor track record of naming strong senior leaders (current are good but previous two were not effective) Takes too long to get innovation to market Driven by short term financial objectives

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