Solvay reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(859 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 859 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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859 reviews
2.0
Jun 25, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Used to be a second family with open door policies. Everyone was treated with nicely and all opinions were respected. Although growth opportunities were limited, it was a wonderful place to work with a good work life balance. Everyone knew what the goals were and were empowered to achieve them.

Cons

Now this company (not just the Houston office) is run completely by the numbers. The goals are constantly changing and no one knows which path to take. All decisions are second guessed. Constant stressful strives now dominates the culture and while the word "innovation" is used, those that fail while innovating are terminated. You cannot challenge anything, even when told there is a "penalty free environment" There is a focus on the customer campaign, but in reality we were more focussed on the customer in the past....the focus in on the numbers only today. "Take smart Risks" is another focus that is a joke. If ANY risk fails, then it wasn't a smart risk...this attitude leads to taking NO risks and will lead to the downfall of the company. On the plus side there are more opportunities for advancement from all the people being fired and/or leaving.

4.0
Jun 21, 2018

Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- The overall benefits are good such as salary and health insurance

Cons

- No cons to dd

5.0
Jun 21, 2018

Head of Global Reward

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decency, trust, fairness, career development, company that cares about people and the community

Cons

Conservative, engineer mindset and sometime slow

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