Does Arkema pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arkema employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arkema. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arkema?

81% of Arkema employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arkema 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arkema?

Intern (15) , Process Engineer (15) , Engineer (14) , Line Cook (11) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (9) , Estagiário (8) , Ingénieur (8) , Technician (8) , opérateur de production (8) , Analista (7) , Business Manager (7) , Chemical Operator (7) , Chemist (7) , Customer Service Representative (7) , Stagiaire (7)

What are the pros of working at Arkema according to real employee reviews?

"Good People to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Benefits good and retirement good." ((in 39 reviews)); "Good pay and nice benecitd" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work" ((in 13 reviews)); "My colleagues were friendly, but that was the only positive aspect." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arkema according to real employee reviews?

"Absolutely no training programs nor documentation in place for new hires" ((in 7 reviews)); "Aucun esprit d’équipe, absence de communication et de bienveillance, aucune valorisation du travail, absence d’autonomie et d’évolution, méthodes de management et de formation étonnantes… expérience globalement difficile et connue comme telle (démissions successives)." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management can be quick to act like you're just a number and tahtah" ((in 6 reviews)); "Middle & Senior Management have no accountability." ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours Triring sometimes back" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arkema layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arkema layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arkema in 2026.

Arkema reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

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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Reviews by job title

448 reviews

2.0

Aug 29, 2009

Arkema - Carrollton

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was a great place to work in the 80's and 90's. Family atmosphere, wonderful people. Still has decent salaries and benefits.

Cons

Arkema (especially the Carrollton, KY plant) is dying on the vine. Horrible management. Senior management was ducking for cover and constantly pointing the finger at Operators and Engineers for poor plant performance. The personnel review system is being used to carry out personal vendettas and pay for performance is a joke. A thriving plant in the 90's has been reduced to nothing and it was NOT just the economy that did it.

1.0

Jan 30, 2016

Absolutely no vision

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Seems to be a good bit of short-term talent at the plant levels. There are some nice locations in the fleet?

Cons

Unfortunately, they have not learned that you can not profit from having the largest safety group in a corporation I have ever seen or heard of. There are too many followers that lack originality at the corporate level. The "puppets" are promoted while the talent at the plant level leaves for better positions. This has been a trend for many years. The review process is some absurd targeted selection process developed for managers that have no idea of what type of questions to ask a potential employee during an interview. There does not exist any sense of knowledge, by managers, as to how to promote their own people. There exists a culture that is, essentially, brainwashed in and removes all originality from the culture.

Arkema Response

10y

We are sorry your experience with us for 8 years has been unsuccessful. We hope that you managed to give your opinion with your managers or HR before leaving as it might help us to improve and prevent further disappointment with future employees. We wish you the best in the future!

1.0

Mar 13, 2015

Good people, terrible company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the people are wonderful here

Cons

The company does not value it's greatest asset; it's people.

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