Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,451 total reviews)
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Jim Fitterling

62% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Jan 7, 2016

From Great to Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very talented people who work well together. Very good systems and processes. Excellent manufacturing and engineering organizations with a strong concern for safety. Great place to learn and grow.

Cons

The current CEO has taken the company from great to good. He has initiated a series of strategies that have not achieved desired results and only result in more and more layoffs and disengaged employees.

4.0
Oct 15, 2015

A very good company to work for

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. You will be working for and with capable people. 2. No one joins Dow without knowing their stuff. NO ONE. 3. Bosses are generally good to fantastic. My boss continuously stresses that we must make Dow a great place to work and we feel it here. 4. Team members are encouraged to help one another, that's the company culture. We help our colleagues get sales from our customers, and they do the same. 5. Level of support and collaboration within the company is impressive. I am very inspired by the cooperation of my colleagues here. 6. There's never nothing to do here. Workload is high but manageable. You will be paid well and given good benefits but be prepared to have to work hard for it.

Cons

1. Company has been on many rounds of layoffs, not because it is losing money but because of the increasing profit targets set by management. Easiest way is to layoff staff and we lose good people in the process. 2. Too much focus on shareholder remuneration that it keeps getting repeated over and over again. Yes, it is good to reward shareholders for their investment and confidence in the company but don't forget your staff. 3. Been selling off business units even though they make money - just for short term capital gains to give out as dividends. How about investments for the future?

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