Think twice about working here. - Technician Arkema Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent salary, tuition reimbursement. Some very good people on the front lines.

Cons

Run by incompetent yes men. Corporate nepotism / good ol boy club in full effect. Friends and family of upper management will advance despite being highly unqualified. Will not advance unless you kiss major butt or are French. Morale is non-existant. Management unwilling to change with the times. High turnover. Meetings about meetings of meetings. Blaming and shaming employees because things can't get done, but will not hire enough people to do the jobs the correct way. Only care that everything looks good on paper.

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5.0
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Pros

Great people Great opportunities Willing to give more responsibility/grow Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Site Culture Global specialty materials strategy has proven to be quite good

Cons

Resource constraints. But this is quite common in chemicals/specialty materials these days from what I hear.

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