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      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,430 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 3,430 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
      5.0
      Oct 13, 2008

      I had a terrific experience working for Dow Chemical.

      Run plant engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay was great! Experienced engineers helped younger engineers. Dow offered lots of training to everybody. I always felt my plant managers were monitoring my career growth.

      Cons

      In order to meet budgets, repair of equipment was often delayed. As a result, Plant A in Freeport is in disrepair.

      4.0
      Oct 10, 2008

      A stint at Dow will serve you well.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Variety of opportunities, geographic locations and talented co-workers. Very friendly and coopertive environment that extends up to senior management. Someone very aggressive without good interpersonal skills and not diplomaic in their handling of themselves in the workplace may not excell especially in the Midland environment.

      Cons

      A stint in Midland can be tiresome. For some it might be great but if it is not for you then plan your career at Dow with your sights set on a position which will enable re-location to a different city or country,

      4.0
      Sep 22, 2008

      Great place to work.

      Senior r&d director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dow always allows an employee to take as much responsibility as an individual is willing to take on. For example, when I was in technical service, the company allowed me to develop new business and develop new business models to create new value for the company and create new customers for the company. When leading a pilot plant operation for the company, the leadership supported revolutionary new ways to conduct the research such as using mathematical models in lieu of pilot operations and using manufacturing assets to make samples. Lastly when leading a new venture for the company, leadership supported new finance models to explore opportunities in India.

      Cons

      Like any big company, it is hard to get a decision or clarity on what needs to be done. It seems like no one ever has the power to say yes to an opportunity but there are dozens of people that can say no or veto an idea; therefore consensus building is very time consuming. Ideas needed to be well vetted with key stakeholders before decision meetings and many times what is agreed in private is not agreed in public and political postering is evident in decision making. Strategies tend to be vague so it is difficult to determine which ideas best align with the direction of the company.

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