Holcim reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,848 total reviews)
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Miljan Gutovic

53% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Holcim has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,848 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Holcim employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Feb 15, 2016

HR Senior professional

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Pros

Global footprint, attractive salary, strong focus on Health and Safety and Sustainable Development.

Cons

unstable HR organization at global level. Traditional approach for business adversities: cost reduction through eliminating headcount and development activities.

3.0
Jan 24, 2019

Has gone downhill

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well a pro is that they made $1billion in profit in the US. Another pro is that many people in the company truly care. They want to do the right thing, they want to be successful, they want to achieve their goals. That counts for something There is a lot of freedom at this place. As long as you do your job you have all the freedom on the planet.

Cons

Remember that profit number? Yeah well they aren’t spreading the wealth. Social Security gave a cost of living increase to all recipients at 2.9%, we gave all employees 2%. Bonuses, if eligble, are being paid at pennies on the dollar. Basically someone is getting paid, just unknown whom. Also a company this large you would think would have basic things for their employees, like a phone directory...yeah that exists but is not complete and is more likely than not unavailable. Seriously no phone directory?

1.0
Jun 27, 2017

How the mighty have fallen

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Large diverse organization - Strong focus on Health & Safety

Cons

- No performance incentives for people beneath management - Toxic work culture. Seems the worst of both companies has been combined to create a new culture - Flat organization with little room for growth - Management often clueless - Promoting unqualified employees. Managers/Team Leads who are not fit to lead teams are often in place - Nepotism - "Industry Standard Wages" which have no performance incentives for people beneath management - Lack of work life balance - Poor processes and often incorrect people in place to improve them - Living in the stone age in terms of technology. Company as a whole is extremely slow to adopt new tech - No career progression planning. Just the yearly administrative drivel in the form of objectives and "personal development"

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