Evonik reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(818 total reviews)
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Christian Kullmann

56% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Evonik has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 818 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Evonik employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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818 reviews
5.0
Aug 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Small team with lots of corporate support. Plenty of opportunity to explore various topics (PSM, reliability, operations, controls, project management, construction management). Everyone is very friendly and it really feels like we’re all on one team. PTO is unmatched in the area. No work phones means once you leave work, you really do leave work.

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy when decisions need to be made beyond the site level. The German management micromanages at a level that was shocking when I first joined. Operations will always be second to German R&D, if there are budget cuts, the plants see it first. Procurement is comically inefficient and will delay projects by months for no discernible reason. Engineering is a dead end unless you are willing to move to the big sites. Most engineers end up switching to buisness as a result.

5.0
Aug 24, 2025

Good place to Work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work-Life Balance - Fresh-Entry Friendly - Friendly Colleagues

Cons

- Need exceptional time-management skills to keep up - Heavy workload but manageable

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