Dow Chemical – “Very Flexible Job, Management Questionable”

Pros

- Flexible work schedule, they allow you to take off when you need to mostly
- Every other friday off work schedule
- Great benefits
- Large Company, so lots of potential opportunities to move around

Cons

- Management doesn't seem to make good decisions all the time
- Promotions are based on who you know, not performance
- If not identified as top performer early in career, could hurt career opportunities
- Leadership is questionable at best
- Performance review process

Advice to Senior Management

Leaders should be promoted based on quality of work and past performance, and when they are promoted, they should be reviewed the same way their direct reports are, but there is no way to provide feedback on our leaders.