Solvay reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(861 total reviews)
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Philippe KEHREN

93% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Solvay has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 861 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Solvay 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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861 reviews
1.0
Jun 21, 2021

Concerning Culture and Environment

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Pros

They often pay very high if they initially want to hire someone. However, this will eventually become a problem if they later decide they are paying too much. There are good people at the working level.

Cons

Note there is a new CEO who is not the one listed currently on Glassdoor. The image put forth externally and even to the broad organization by the new CEO seems to be very positive and encouraging. However, behavior of top management and execution of their strategy is in total contradiction. They have said that people are important and have a outlined corporate principles related to this that are good. Again however, the top management is carrying out an execution order type plan where they are eliminating roles not related to performance but more likely numbers on a spreadsheet. This is becoming widespread and new hires should be very concerned with this as they have been doing this every two years with new "buzz" terms such as "oxygen", "we shape" but are really just code for position eliminate and yet another restructuring. The morale of the company and those who have remained is quickly falling and it is concerning for those still in this environment. The top HR management, particularly in the US, is not supporting the people. Do your homework and beware if you are considering a position here. There are many other companies hiring now with much better reputations.

5.0
Jun 18, 2021

A lot of fun

Recommend
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Pros

Learnt a lot under EOR department Very young crowd and fun people Lots of fellow interns Work life balance

Cons

No shelter on the way there

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