Toxic Environment, No Growth Potential, Favoritism - Engineer Evonik Employee Review

1.0
Jan 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Research Positions -Good Projects (depending if you are favorite in the eyes of manager/director)

Cons

-Corrupt Managers -Favoritism -Mean Girls Environment -Nobody stays more than a year or two. In-fact more than 6 key people left in last year -No Training although they boast about that on their website -No Work-Life Balance -No Appreciation Ever

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Evonik Response
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Hello dear colleague. We are sorry to hear that you have such impressions and thank you for sharing your feedback as it can only help us improve. Inclusivity, respect, flexibility, and professional development are all values that we strive to hold at Evonik. Your concern where shared with the relevant site, and we encourage you to reach out directly to your site HR representative or the Site Manager or any manager with whom you are comfortable as we would be interested to hear about your experiences and any ideas for improvements and of additional trainings that we could provide. Also, you can always reach our team on employerbranding@evonik.com. We wish you all the best. Your Evonik Team

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