Rohm and Haas Reviews

Pros

Company was a good place to work when it was still R&H. Fair to employees and many bright and dedicated co-workers.

Cons

Left when the company was bought out by Dow. Friends who remain do not seem quite as positive about how they are being treated by Dow.

Advice to Senior Management

Former R&H workers who remain after the take over should be valued by new management. After a period of adjustment, they will make valuable contributions to the success of Dow.

Pros

It was a very customer focused and technology driven company that relied on chemistry solutions rather than engineering solutions.

Cons

It was very much a me-too company in that it latched onto the latest industry fads without putting them into the work processes.

Advice to Senior Management

You need to create an environment where you truly reward risk takers rather than simply pay lip service to the ideas.

Pros

Good place with a lot of good people

Cons

They got bought out by Dow

Advice to Senior Management

pick interns

Pros

learned a lot while i worked here. everyone was very willing to teach me and took a personal interest in my career development.

Cons

the office setting was somewhat impersonal. i feel that the upper management hid behind closed doors and the lower level employees were not given much interaction.

Advice to Senior Management

wish you hadn't sold to dow. you took an amazing family business in the local area and sold it to a bigger competitor who has destroyed the company in search of the next dollar.

Pros

Good benefits, good atmosphere, lots of career opportunities development

Cons

Hard to get salary increase or to change level

Advice to Senior Management

Should focus more on Talent management

Pros

Excellent organization for work in terms of harmonious culture, flexibility for work life balance, openness to suggestions, opportuntiies for growth.

Cons

More process driven, conservatie package

Advice to Senior Management

Emphasize and focus on country specific opportunities

Pros

Response depends on the business unit. The powder group was fast paced with lots of opportunity to grow and succeed. Less degree oriented and more "show me the results" to gain the promotion or position. Great supportive team to work with.

Cons

Work/life balance could be non-existant if you are not careful. Not easy to move from one business unit to another,

Advice to Senior Management

Go Dow .. or Akzo I mean. In the transition to Akzo keep the employees encouraged, well informed, and recognized for their contributions and successes, no matter how small they may seem.

Pros

Rohm and Haas was a great employer. The salary, benefits and bonuses were excellent, as were the opportunities for talented and motivated people to advance in their careers.

Cons

The company went through reorganizations before and following its sale to Dow. Many jobs were lost, which is stressful to those who were retained, as well as to those who were not.

Advice to Senior Management

I hope Dow continues to recognize the gold mine of talent it acquired through its purchase of Rohm and Haas, and that they reward the retained employees accordingly.

Pros

Great culture and people. Prized for customer service and support. On the cutting edge for technology in paint and coatings.

Cons

Rohm and Haas no longer exists. It was supposed to be a subsidiary of Dow but once the sale went through, Rohm and Haas was absorbed into Dow Coating Materials.

Advice to Senior Management

Try to maintain the legacy and customer service for which Rohm and Haas was known. Keep your remaining employees in "the loop" to reduce stress during transition.

Pros

Good pay and balance between work and home life.

Cons

Rohm and Haas has been acquired by Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas had engineering expertise at plant level while Dow's way of doing things is to centralize engineering personnel. The response by the centeralized engineering hubs may not be as responsive as plant level engineering support.

Advice to Senior Management

Make sure plant support is maintained to assure customer receives good quality product on time.