Great Company to Work For - Anonymous employee Evonik Employee Review

4.0
May 13, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Evonik offers the opportunity to be an innovative thinker and bring all ideas and thoughts to the table. Leadership team is very approachable and welcomes new ideas, most importantly they are all on the same page and driving toward the same goal. I find the European culture refreshing, you are able to speak your mind and be truthful without "hurting" anyones feelings. The culture fosters and open environment to speak and be heard.

Cons

Very lean organization and although it's a positive reflection on the organization that people don't leave it becomes hard to move ahead in the organization

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Cons

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2.0
Feb 10, 2026
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Pros

Pay is good, bonuses are low, benefits have decreased every year Lunch in cafeteria is great Shift relief time was good, had enough time after work to be with family We sure miss Bonnie out there , she’s great.

Cons

Micromanaging - Extreme lack of trust Overall morale for the whole site is way down starting from 2018 Bias Backstabbing Incompetency - certain employees promoted to next level without actually knowing or understanding the process No work life balance, we’re told that doesn’t apply to production workers. Overtime hours avg 400-700 hours a year No room for employee growth or thoughts on process productivity/troubleshooting acknowledged if you’re not in the clique 3-2-2-3 shift schedule swapping from nights to day each time led to overall fatigue. Needs to be 2 weeks of nights and 2 weeks of days. HR is an overall joke, they used to be superb until COVID and the new site manager. Preach safety but turn a blind eye when it’s convenient to reach production. Then fault the operators or maintenance personnel if something happens.

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