Alcon reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,530 total reviews)
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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
2.0
Jul 22, 2015

Corporate Culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are competitive for the industry.

Cons

Corporate Culture needs to change. Parent company, Novartis, supports negative culture by not listening to employees' concerns, even when documented.

1.0
Jun 29, 2015

Not what it was...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great products and mission to save/restore eye sight is fulfilling, co-workers

Cons

Novartis adds complexity but no value to surgical and contact lens businesses, bureaucratic, senior management

2.0
Jun 7, 2015

Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Medium pay, benefits...cant think of anything else.

Cons

High turnover, high stress, most employees are unhappy...etc

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