Caters to the shareholder and the employer award requirements - Talent Acquisition Dow Employee Review

3.0
Jul 6, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Pay Work from home flexibility after COVID (finally)

Cons

Medical benefits are expensive Pension is gone Company makes business decisions based on what shareholders want or based on what the top awards require. It's insane to see policies enacted that are almost identical to what wins at Best Places to Work The push to increase diversity is always attraction and hiring (which is one piece of that puzzle). Very little push to retain, develop or promote any diverse hire. They just want to achieve the number so they can pat themselves on the back for being a diverse company. Very understaffed and lean The cycle of hire massive amounts then, 2 years later, lay off massive amounts really affects morale Job security causes tremendous anxiety Disabled employees have a tough, tough time. They like to say they are inclusive but they aren't really inclusive. Work hard, don't complain, keep your head down and you'll survive. Favoritism is rampant. It's like cliques in high school. If you are one of the favorites, you will go far. Brown nosing is rewarded. That is how they have so many bad managers. They promote their friends or the diverse candidate, regardless of their skill set and then don't support them or give them training to be a leader. Yes, there's tons of online, required, training, but it doesn't teach you anything about real leadership. Revolving door on leaders (see above comment). More than 20 leaders in my 10+ years at Dow. Little money invested to make things better in HR and what they do invest in is to fix what has been wrong for years and not to make improvements for things that we need in future. Upgrade finally happens and we start off behind

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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
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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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