Chemtura Reviews

Pros

Pay is competitive
Good benefits,including 401k plan but no pension
Middlebury is a nice place to live
New leadership seems to be moving in right direction

Cons

Future of company remins uncertain
Some business units will not likely survive
Middlebury office facility is shabby
Can be a political environment

Pros

Flexible Work Schedule
Decent Benefits
Job growth- Lateral/Updward

Cons

Shotgun approach (adds additional unnecessary stress)
Last minute descisions without proper input to key players (see above)
Corporate runs the show!

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the middle managers as well as the regular joes!

Pros

They pay well to get resources in the door if all you want is a good paycheck. Some functional areas are flexible with attendance.

Cons

Absolutely no growth or development. Very political. Do not follow through on promises. Employees are treated very poorly if they do not follow the pack.

Advice to Senior Management

Management does not want creative, forward thinking leadership. They just want good loyal followers. Need to embrace change.

Pros

Chemtura is very good in flexible working hours and balancing work/personal life situations. Management is not rigid, friendly good people, lots of promise exist within the business and if you are lucky you may have a very nice manager.

Cons

Filed CH-11, poor management and divestitures, lot of ups and downs since merger of GLCC and Crompton. Extremely poor salary, no bonus, no good practice to recognize people's performance, no reward for projects, no career progression possibility exists....

Advice to Senior Management

Review available compensations in the market for similar jobs, need to learn to think internationally and not only Middlebury, CT based. Top management never seem to care about lower level employees.

Pros

Allowed to work on different problems
Management willing to listen to employees
Get to visit exotic locations like El Dorado

Cons

Company poorly run by top executives
Forced to file chapter 11
Future not very secure for employees
Bad food in the cafe

Advice to Senior Management

Drop the dead weight from middle management
Look in the mirror when company does not meet expectations and stop making excuses

Pros

Pay. No rotating hours. Weekend work only on mandatory overtime

Cons

Strict, disciplined work environment. Support issues could be handled better. Difficult to manage work and family life.

Advice to Senior Management

More support and understanding for non-management employees.

Pros

Many good, smart people work at Chemtura. Unfortunately, the nature of the company's products, the bad economy and the inept leadership at all levels have led the company to Chapter 11. The company has gone through layoff after layoff to no avail, resulting in the departure of many good, hard-working people.

Cons

Lack of success, poor morale.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat people with more dignity and respect.

Pros

A great chance for Worldwide Organization Experience. Middlebury centric but worldwide locations.

Cons

Change is constant. You are either in or out. In the last few years most people have moved on.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide a stable work environment for the employees. Constant change is high stress.

Pros

Its management tries to get everyone to work together

Cons

Chemical Industry has many ups and downs due to energy costs and supply management controls

Advice to Senior Management

Stay with the solid leadership and business growth, its is the only way to move the company forward.

Pros

The employees are good team players and overall good people.

Cons

Little opportunity for job growth and very little communication between management and employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate more with employees, listen to what they are telling you, respect your employees, and reward their efforts.