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      A Giant Vampire Squid Sucking The Knowledge Out of the American Employees and Then Discarding Them - Project Manager Arkema Employee Review

      1.0
      Aug 7, 2012
      Project manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      They make it easy to leave, which is fine with them, since they're constantly downsizing.

      Cons

      The productive employees are used by non-productive management types and then scapegoated and terminated. The HR department is made up of clueless bean counters. The roads around KoP are a slow-moving parking lot. Office politics rule, so if you travel a lot, you have no idea what traps the slackers have set for you when you get back. After all, if someone is going to be let go, they don't want it to be them. Raises are poor and the bad employees are rewarded like the good ones. Lack of funding for new products. Lack of career development. They don't want to get your hopes up that you might actually get promoted.

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      5.0
      Jun 15, 2026
      Chemist
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I really loved working for Arkema. They are a very fair company (sometimes a but too liberal with work/life balance, i.e. taken advantage of) and treat employees very well. The work, although repetitive, was interesting.

      Cons

      The manager that hired me was great. Then he moved up and I got a manager that "knew everything" and shot down almost any idea I had. His boss was pretty unfriendly and expected miracles in order to promote/give out raises. This is pretty typical of any company, you just wait for bad mangers to move on, or you move on if you can't take it. I moved on.

      5.0
      Jun 1, 2026
      Chemist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people Great opportunities Willing to give more responsibility/grow Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work

      Cons

      Not a lot of cons, everyone is very understanding and the small office could be a downside for resources, but personally did not find that to be an issue

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