Holcim reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,849 total reviews)
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Miljan Gutovic

69% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Holcim has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,849 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 Services de construction, réparation et maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Jan 24, 2019

Has gone downhill

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Pros

Well a pro is that they made $1billion in profit in the US. Another pro is that many people in the company truly care. They want to do the right thing, they want to be successful, they want to achieve their goals. That counts for something There is a lot of freedom at this place. As long as you do your job you have all the freedom on the planet.

Cons

Remember that profit number? Yeah well they aren’t spreading the wealth. Social Security gave a cost of living increase to all recipients at 2.9%, we gave all employees 2%. Bonuses, if eligble, are being paid at pennies on the dollar. Basically someone is getting paid, just unknown whom. Also a company this large you would think would have basic things for their employees, like a phone directory...yeah that exists but is not complete and is more likely than not unavailable. Seriously no phone directory?

1.0
Jun 27, 2017

How the mighty have fallen

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Pros

- Large diverse organization - Strong focus on Health & Safety

Cons

- No performance incentives for people beneath management - Toxic work culture. Seems the worst of both companies has been combined to create a new culture - Flat organization with little room for growth - Management often clueless - Promoting unqualified employees. Managers/Team Leads who are not fit to lead teams are often in place - Nepotism - "Industry Standard Wages" which have no performance incentives for people beneath management - Lack of work life balance - Poor processes and often incorrect people in place to improve them - Living in the stone age in terms of technology. Company as a whole is extremely slow to adopt new tech - No career progression planning. Just the yearly administrative drivel in the form of objectives and "personal development"

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.

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