A decent place to start off a career then move on. - Anonymous employee Arkema Employee Review

2.0
Sep 30, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Starting salary and benefits, work/life balance, coworkers who aren't in the management hierarchy.

Cons

Salary quickly flatlines into "raises" that are barely account for inflation, R&D promotions only existent for people holding a PhD, absurd safety culture that makes completing any work within a reasonable timeframe almost impossible.

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Arkema Response
10y
Within R&D you can evolve on different kind of job: as a researcher or as a developer. The first group is most likely to have a PhD, due to the specific environment/accountabilities. Nevertheless, developers can work on different R&D projects accross BU with strong links with business manager or production plants. If you want more information, please contact the HR department and your career manager. We will be glad to help you developing your career.

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