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      Dow

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      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,435 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      63% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      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 3,435 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
      Apr 1, 2016

      Great employees - terrible management and leadership

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Many resources and experts available in the company and majority are willing to help and share their knowledge. The leaders who do set a vision will usually support the vision and projects with resources and people. A good focus on safety but this can go overboard too.

      Cons

      R&D is under great pressure to deliver. The leadership is terrible and many managers bully employee. The retention of female employees is dismal - especially those at the leadership level. I think many of them refuse to play the games and leave the company. Worklife balance is poor and 24/7 access is the expectation for most.

      2.0
      Feb 4, 2016

      Great learning experience, very bad experience with middle management and HR

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked 17years for Dow. Great learning, excellent salary and benefits, worked in Europe and US, diverse colleagues. Lots of opportunities for study and personal development. I left the company as I was fed up with management and the company's short term vision. They let go one of my best co workers. I am now working for Exxon in Houston. Another giant company but I have to say more capable managers and even in the current downturn no layoffs or short term panic!

      Cons

      HR departement (especially in Horgen Switzerland and Midland Michigan) are very eager to please the management instead of providing neutral , professional advice. Layoffs are random and seem to happen every 5 minutes. Performance system is a farce. I've seen high performing colleagues being told to leave. It effects the overall motivation and atmosphere and creates a sucking up effect and fear culture. Some very bad managers are in positions of power. Headquarters are in Midland Michigan, small-town mentality and all about Dow. You have to like it and it definitely doesn't help to attract top talent.

      4.0
      Nov 28, 2015

      Dow

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, good salary and benefits, love the culture.

      Cons

      Too bureaucratic, too many people promoted due to reasons not related to performance, forced ranking performance management, too much work and not enough people to do all the work

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