Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,431 total reviews)
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Jim Fitterling

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,431 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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3.0
Jan 4, 2017

Glad I left of my own free will

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Was once a world leader in invention and manufacturing. It was a great science and engineering company. Now merging with DuPont since neither could invent anything, the MBA's won. Awesome training and work experiences that are helping me excel at my new, much higher paying employer.

Cons

Perpetually short on cash. You know how poor people say they didn't know they were poor? Dow's like that... Has been in a panic since the recession. Tried too hard to diversify and failed miserably. Should have stuck to what it was great at Has been the shrinking chemical company for more than a decade through asset sales and demoralizing layoffs

1.0
Sep 26, 2016

Don't do it

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Ability to move around globally.

Cons

Management of career is less than what they advertise. Best to be a member of the good ol boys club to get ahead. Begged for feedback for improvement from leader and received vanilla response and no guidance. Managers are being asked to reduce work force based on employee ID and salary. This years employee survey includes fine print that states your feedback will be going into your employee file, which can be used to continue thinning out the workforce. Yearly reviews are based on whether or not you did better than somebody who could be working in a building on the other side of the site. Ratings are not based on merit, hard work, or results, but if you made yourself look better than the guy next to you. If you are a man, someone who doesn't need to take any time off for medical reasons including maternity, and willing to commit your every waking moment to this company, this is the place for you. Time away from work for medical reasons is held against you come performance review time. The CEO is walking away with $50+ million for a "severance" while folks with 40 years in are being forced out by having to accept positions at half their pay. Walking away from this place ended the longest, most stressful, depressive, time of my life.

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