Good salary, but bad for professional growth... - Special Products Expansion Technician Alcon Employee Review

3.0
Dec 26, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great revenues (nice salary), world leader in field, pedigree work environment. I had personal conversations with 2 different, very personable CEOs during my tenure there. On site gym, nice perks, a lot of flexibility and generally speaking, great leadership

Cons

Very hard to see professional growth if working in certain business units (which may be more of a universal problem). I was working in academics before joining Alcon for the second time. I saw a nice salary increase (~$30K) within the first year. But it was tough to grow past the initial job function, namely due to politics. I had friends in other areas see promotion with little to no extra effort. It may have been due to my mgmt team.

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5.0
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Pros

Benefits, Work Life balance and culture

Cons

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4.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stable company with people that want to make a difference. Great place to learn about manufacturing practices.

Cons

No clear job roles and the company tries to squeeze work out of lower level engineers.

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