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      Dow

      Engaged Employer

      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,432 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      65% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dow 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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      3K reviews
      3.0
      May 2, 2010

      Decent place to start working

      Reliability engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of areas to get involved in. Employees can work on projects that are in many areas of technology. Opportunities for advancement are present.

      Cons

      Dow has a lot of policies and procedures that are not explained well to new employees. These policies and procedures sometimes don't seem to apply to what they are being used for and no one seems to know why they are used but only says that they should be used.

      4.0
      Mar 11, 2010

      Dow is big

      Improvement engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dow is a well-structured company. Shift from basic chemicals to specialty means less cyclical profits and employment. Very concerned about safety.

      Cons

      Too old and big for it's own good. The policies and procedures on projects became useless formalities that chewed up several people's time and drive. Progress is slowed by paperwork and waiting on so many other people to get things done. Massive layoffs, 10% and then another 5% worldwide, when Dow over-extended their credit in jont venture with Kuwait oil co. and Rohm and Haas buyout.

      3.0
      Jan 16, 2010

      OK

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Adequate compensation and benefits Offers opportunities for young technical employees

      Cons

      Constant change and reorganizations make it difficult for new employees to figure out what is going on

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