Good pay but comes with lots of Anxiety - Reliability Manager Dow Employee Review

3.0
Jul 30, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is above average for location, some good benefits, fairly flexible schedule

Cons

First level leaders are inexperienced and are thrown into the water to sink or swim, satisfaction of job solely relies on quality of direct leader, benefits are declining, they preach equality to everyone but significant total benefits package differences especially for those that have a traditional pension and those that have the newer (2008+) plan which is terrible and doesn't keep up with inflation on growth, always in code-red, daily work is fire fighting, work is given to you to do rather than ask you how to best solve the problem, etc Most workers suffer from anxiety, local medical doctors see people for high level of anxiety due to work environment.

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5.0
Apr 16, 2026
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Pros

Culture and the technical expertise within the company provide for a working environment where you don't work in silo and everyone is willing to help support you

Cons

Administrative systems can be burdensome to overcome.

2.0
Mar 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Safety culture, flexibility (although less and less over time). Good health insurance and 401k match

Cons

Dow’s recent years illustrate the challenges of trying to simultaneously satisfy Wall Street’s demands for strong financial performance and aggressive DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) priorities. The company has heavily emphasized inclusion initiatives, including its openly gay CEO publicly sharing that coming out was one of the best days of his life in an internal communication, along with a notable increase in women appointed to senior leadership roles. Hiring practices reportedly require diverse candidate slates—including female candidates—and diverse interview panels before filling positions. These efforts, while well-intentioned, appear to have contributed to a series of questionable strategic decisions. Employees have borne the brunt through repeated rounds of layoffs (including significant cuts announced in recent years), minimal merit increases often in the 2-3% range, stalled promotions, and little turnover at the top levels of leadership. Senior executives seem insulated from the consequences, potentially overlooking how these factors—including their own leadership—may be central to the company’s ongoing struggles.

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