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      Arkema

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      Arkema reviews

      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (448 total reviews)
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      Thierry Le Hénaff

      87% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Arkema has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arkema employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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      448 reviews
      1.0
      Jun 1, 2011

      Horrible experience (STAY AWAY, RUN AND HIDE)

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Few, if any positive reasons for someone to work for Arkema. Overall employee benefits are good. Arkema has an excellent Intranet for following all the various benefit programs

      Cons

      Arkema U.S is an under-staffed and an overworked organization. Every move or decision is micro-managed and/or over analyzed by France. The decision to move to King of Prussia was not a thoroughy anaylzed decision. Having two completely different benefit structures (U.S and French) is not a morale builder for employees. The employess are treated completely different then French expats in the U.S or employees working in France. Poor technology. Arkema is still using Windows 2000 The French employees fly First Class/Business on international trips and the American employees are required to fly coach.

      1.0
      Apr 27, 2011

      Get out while you can by choice.

      Operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent compensation. Good co-workers Comraderie at lower levels. 4% match on 401K Overall competive benefits package. Good geographic locations to fit different preferences.

      Cons

      No committment to invest in current business. Lack of understanding of real problems by upper management and even site management. Too much emphasis on immediate term at the expense of ling term viability. Company has established a pattern of shedding higher paid senior employees in favor of lower salaried, less experienced persons.

      1.0
      Mar 12, 2011

      A Company to avoid.

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      KOP facility is located in a relatively nice location at least in comparison to other chemical companies. Reasonable ability to balance work life and family life.

      Cons

      1. A few entrenched managers are rewarded with bonuses while the worker bees receive mediocre compensation. 2. Few advancement opportunities; these are won by brown-nosing French cronies, corporate nepotism, or affirmative action. 3. Bright engineers report to incompetent managers who constantly second guess their efforts. 4. Performance reviews are comical--almost Dilbertesque. 5. A very cliquish culture with surprisingly left-of-center employees—at least for a chemical company (French influence?) 6. Recent company survey rated management and company morale as very poor.

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