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      BASF

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      BASF reviews

      4.0

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (4,135 total reviews)
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      Markus Kamieth

      76% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      BASF has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF 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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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 15, 2015

      Below Market Pay, 2% Annual Raises, Unhealthy Work Environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None. Company name looks good on your future resume?

      Cons

      Working at the former BASF Catalysts/Engelhard site is a dead end job. Smart employees try to leave as soon as possible to other locations. Turnover at offices and especially R&D is very high. Senior VPs joke why someone would accept an offer here as opposed to a normal outfit like Exxon or DuPont. Everyone below a 5.1 strata (include technicians) are grossly underpaid (by some 15-20k per year). Bonuses, though promised, are not fully delivered even prorated for your first year. Morale at site is terrible--management treats employees as second class citizens and without respect.

      2.0
      Aug 16, 2014

      Trouble Ahead

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice bragging rights to say you are working at the largest chemical company in the world. The company is is very strong financially. If you take initiative you can deal with other parts of the world.

      Cons

      Forget about a career unless you are German. The current trend is the promotion of German females. The nest best thing is an American with a German last name. The Company is totally inflexible in every regard and this extends even to customer engagements.

      4.0
      Aug 14, 2014

      Asia Pacific Service Center

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company offers new starters a good training program, organizes plenty of extra-curricular activities, and generally treats its employees well. There are multiple levels of advancement possible, with some possibility of cross transfer to other functional areas if there are specific matching skill sets.

      Cons

      Rather bureaucratic, large scale organization. While claiming to support work/life balance, increased globalization and a high pace of change put a lot of pressure on a lot of people, particularly mid level managers, to work long hours.

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