Not a great experience - Office Professional Dow Employee Review

2.0
8 Dec 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is a little better than some companies. There are some honest managers that will help you through your adventure. A great place to learn the downfalls of diversity. This company will teach you about the so call values of the south. This location is the only location does not reflect Dow Chemical as a whole. I think Dow Company has work hard to gain the respect that the company has work hard for.

Cons

This company does not represent Dow Chemical company outlook. This is still the old Union Carbide company. They will layoff an experienced worker to keep family friends and for favors. This company is not very diverse. They must have bad management, because they always cutting due to budget. I will say others never experience this type of activities at a real Dow company. This location will never change. Dow Chemical needs to re-organize this site.

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5.0
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Pros

Culture and the technical expertise within the company provide for a working environment where you don't work in silo and everyone is willing to help support you

Cons

Administrative systems can be burdensome to overcome.

2.0
22 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Safety culture, flexibility (although less and less over time). Good health insurance and 401k match

Cons

Dow’s recent years illustrate the challenges of trying to simultaneously satisfy Wall Street’s demands for strong financial performance and aggressive DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) priorities. The company has heavily emphasized inclusion initiatives, including its openly gay CEO publicly sharing that coming out was one of the best days of his life in an internal communication, along with a notable increase in women appointed to senior leadership roles. Hiring practices reportedly require diverse candidate slates—including female candidates—and diverse interview panels before filling positions. These efforts, while well-intentioned, appear to have contributed to a series of questionable strategic decisions. Employees have borne the brunt through repeated rounds of layoffs (including significant cuts announced in recent years), minimal merit increases often in the 2-3% range, stalled promotions, and little turnover at the top levels of leadership. Senior executives seem insulated from the consequences, potentially overlooking how these factors—including their own leadership—may be central to the company’s ongoing struggles.

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