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    Found 1757 reviews

    3.8
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    78%
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    Dow CEO Jim Fitterling
    Jim Fitterling
    87 Ratings
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    1. "Great start-up"

      StarStarStarStarStar
        Former Employee - Head of Marketing 

        I worked at Dow full-time

        Pros

        Fantastic team, Good corporate culture, Open level hierarchy.

        Cons

        Brexit screwed the housing market

        Dow2019-06-18

      • "Interesting technology, very friendly"

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        • Senior Management
        Current Employee - Process Engineer in Cardiff, Wales
        Recommends
        Negative Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at Dow full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        Lots of technical experts, wide ranging chemistry. Global opportunities. Good safety culture. Good work life balance. Far reaching technical career tracks.

        Cons

        Heavy on image, procedures/workflows can be unwieldy. Executive communication seems insincere. Shortsighted focus on delivering shareholder value at expense of asset reliability

        Advice to Management

        Listen to the people at the coal face.

        Dow2019-06-19
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      • "Good training opportunities"

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        • Senior Management
        Current Employee - Lead Production Engineer in Cardiff, Wales
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at Dow full-time for more than 3 years

        Pros

        Numerous career growth opportunities and support

        Cons

        Poor work life balance if in operations and not adequate pay for commitment levels expected

        Dow2019-05-20

      • "Engineering Internship"

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        Former Employee - Instrumentation Engineer in Barry, Wales
        Doesn't Recommend
        Neutral Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Dow full-time for more than a year

        Pros

        Large enterprise with diverse job roles Multi-disciplinary High budget projects

        Cons

        Flat workforce Limited career progression Not a very ambitious sector of work

        Advice to Management

        Provide a better career development structure, more regular meetings with line managers

        Dow2018-03-22

      • "student"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at Dow part-time

        Pros

        Amazing time at the company

        Cons

        No cons at the company

        Advice to Management

        Perfect

        Dow2017-12-04

      • "Great company, flexible working hours"

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        • Career Opportunities
        Former Employee - Student SC Specialist 

        I worked at Dow full-time for more than a year

        Pros

        Free fruit, flexible working and great people

        Cons

        Sometimes there wasn't much work going

        Dow2017-11-08

      • "Good Company"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Belfast, Northern Ireland
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

        I have been working at Dow full-time

        Pros

        Dow is capable of many things as a company, with a lot of opportunities around the globe to the motivated employees. There's a surprising amount of freedom and flexibility afforded to employees which is very welcome.

        Cons

        Advancement is very slow, primarily based on seniority.

        Dow2017-04-14

      • "Dow Chemical Supply Chain"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Belfast, Northern Ireland
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at Dow full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        Lots of challenging projects. Good Salary. Good work environment. Global exposure. Inclusive working practices. Good focus on employee development. Seems to work well for Dow lifers.

        Cons

        Promotion is elusive. If you apply for another role and are successful it doesn't matter what grade it is as you get moved at your current grade and then have to prove you are worthy of a promotion which can take years.. Very US centric. Difficult to get recognized for non Dow experience.

        Dow2017-02-26
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        "Positive Place"

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          Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

          I have been working at Dow

          Pros

          Aggressive business growth in a positive way. Adds energy

          Cons

          Detailed use of systems can sometimes be opaque

          Dow2016-05-31

        • "Lead Business Analyst"

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          Former Employee - Lead Supply Chain Business Analyst in Belfast, Northern Ireland
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook

          I worked at Dow full-time for more than 3 years

          Pros

          Good pay,good work life balance, great people.

          Cons

          Lots of budget cuts, highly centralised decision making, lots of red tape

          Advice to Management

          Remove unnecessary red tape to allow for innovation and productivity

          Dow2015-12-04
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