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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3.0
Oct 28, 2016

Not great. Used to be much better.

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Pros

Pay seems to be pretty good relative to other employers but it feels like a golden handcuff approach because the culture is negative, the benefits are less than average, and the room for advancement is non-existent.

Cons

Very messy organization since merger. Support functions such as HR and finance have forgotten that they're there to support the operations. Just eliminated bonuses for most folks. Lack of investment into the operations. Everything is geared towards making the shareholders happy and it shows.

2.0
Dec 27, 2015

Not the great company it once was

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Pros

Most senior management is surprisingly uninterested and/or unknowledgeable of the actual business so they tend to be hands off. The wages are competitive and the plant operations are generally based in relatively low cost, rural parts of the country so the income is good for operations, unless you work in the Chicago office.

Cons

Lots of turnover in management with little long term job stability without multiple relocations. Work/life balance is not a priority. Senior management often uses intimidation to get results to support their excessive bonus structure. There are zero long term strategies in place as every effort is to make it to the next quarter and ultimately the year end goal. I'd avoid joining the company at this time as lots more head count reductions are upcoming. So far it's mostly the Lafarge employees that are getting the axe as Holcim is clearly in charge. They have have a bad morale problem for many years now and that's probably just going to get worse.

4.0
Mar 24, 2015

It was fun while it lasted

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Pros

The company was very generous with their employees (i.e. benefits, bonuses, cell phone, T&E card). When the times are good, it was nice for the employees.

Cons

Unfortunately times were not always good and the company structure kept changing. I've survived three layoffs in the 7 years I was there, but didn't survive the fourth. At the time, the severance was also generous too.

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