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
3.0
Sep 15, 2018

Area Manager

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Pros

Talented Teams and full engaged people to provide great products

Cons

Work in silos and IT is slow to assist, Very male dominated at the top - no diversity

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Alcon Response
7y
Your feedback is what will help us improve. Thanks for the feedback.
1.0
Aug 26, 2018

Don't waste your time

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits are not bad. They offer a pension that takes effect after the first year.

Cons

Poor management. Constant layoffs. Horrible culture.

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Alcon Response
7y
We are sorry that you have had this experience.
1.0
Jul 28, 2018

Unprofessional in every area

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Their benefits and PTO are excellent! All the jobs are fairly easy to learn and pick up. Decent pay. Sparked my interest in going back to school again and finding a new job!

Cons

I started here as a Temporary employee and my contract was for 18 months. I was constantly told by my boss that they were trying to get me hired and was speaking to my HR representative but unfortunately I found out they were lying to me. My boss would consistently lie to my face and dodge me every time I would attempt to approach them. Everyone treated me like dirt and talked down to me when I was a temp and I felt like I wasn't allowed to truly defend myself. The employees here are probably the most negative people I will ever encounter in my life and are extremely catty with eachother. Ridiculous! I was only on one job for a very long time up until the end of my contract which they trained me on two more things before I got hired. The leads never really rotated anyone except for a select few people. The first shift lead in my department is extremely controlling and has made me very uncomfortable in the past and is not very kind to anyone that's not on their shift. I'm not the only one who has felt/feels this way. All of these problems we're almost gone when I officially became hired..except for the negativity of the employees, drama and the non-existent managment. Those things never stop

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Alcon Response
7y
We are sorry that you have had this experience.
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