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Updated May 20, 2020
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"Great benefits and work culture" (in 86 reviews)
"good benefits, pay, business is great" (in 75 reviews)
"Difficult for work life balance" (in 36 reviews)
"Don't hire contractors for full time" (in 21 reviews)
- Featured Review
"Purpose-driven organization"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Alcon full-time for less than a year
Pros
Purpose, people, benefits, potential, direction
Cons
Lots of change/transition; requires agility, not ideal for fixed-mindsets
Continue readingAlcon2019-11-21Thank you for your valuable feedback and sharing your experience!
- Helpful (2)
"Micro Management- Poor judgement by Manager"
I have been working at Alcon full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Opportunity to grow up in organization
Cons
Micro Managers. In this Pandemic COVID 19, instead of being appreciative and trusting the employees for supporting the business- Managers want to micro manage the day by asking employee to send check in email and check out email for the day. Common! Everyone is grown up and they know what they are doing. Stop being Sadist and micro managers. A question for them, Are they themselves submitting there daily objective to manager ?
Continue readingAlcon2020-04-10Alcon Response
April 27, 2020 – Social Media Manager
Thank you for sharing your experience!
"Overall Good Comapny"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Alcon full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
good pay. Nice benefits,great location.
Cons
Company slowly started over-doing restrictions and removing employee rights. Employees started losing freedoms and were no longer seen as people. Just a number.
Continue readingAlcon2020-05-15"It’s all one sided!!"
I worked at Alcon full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good benefits; Health ins. And 401k
Cons
Can you tell if it’s 8am or 8pm inside the plant ? In this dept. the 1st shift lead is always right ! Wow for someone working on “Custom made machinery “ for 40yrs.,you think that person knows the machinery.
Continue readingAlcon2020-05-21"Move on unless you know someone"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Alcon full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Benefits. Alcon likes to be a part of events and overall is a decent company from what I can tell.
Cons
The culture in customer service is very TOXIC. Management is very critical, demeaning, and truly does not care about the associate. Heads of department came up with “core values” and encourage people to use these frequently to stroke their egos that the morale in the department is good, but it has been horrendous the last four years when top management changed. Opportunities are blocked if you are not apart of the “click”. Management only sends out emails about service levels, attends a few meetings, and literally shops online most of the other time. All management, including team leads are disengaged. When associates need help, very rarely can you find someone. If I didn’t work here and experience this, I would think there is no way customer service could be this bad.
Continue readingAlcon2020-05-09"Good place to work with great benefits"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Alcon full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great Benefits, good pay, good culture
Cons
Limited career growth. Communication can be improved
Alcon2020-04-08- Helpful (1)
"Go elsewhere"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Alcon full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Nice company match on the 401
Cons
Profit over safety of the coworkers
Continue readingAlcon2020-04-17Alcon Response
April 29, 2020 – Social Media Manager
Thank you for speaking up and sharing your concern. Associate safety remains our highest priority. We have implemented many measures to protect associate health and safety during this time. As associates make the best decisions for themselves and their loved ones, we ask that they prioritize their own health and to keep in mind that, if they feel sick or have a fever, stay home and contact their medical provider, as appropriate, and let their manager know they will not be working. As always, if you have any questions about your individual situation, be sure to speak with your manager.
"Fantastic company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Alcon full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Fantastic company great potential and outlook
Cons
Still discovering corporate DNA And portfolio
Alcon2020-02-19Alcon Response
February 24, 2020 – Social Media Manager
Thank you for your review!
"Very good"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Alcon full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good hours and benefits, nice people and environment
Cons
Hard work, overall a good thing that taught me work ethic
Continue readingAlcon2020-02-13Alcon Response
February 24, 2020 – Social Media Manager
Thank you sharing your positive experience!
"Business partner to Franchise President for making strategic decisions"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Alcon full-time
Pros
good benefits, pay, business is great
Cons
not many opportunity to grow
Alcon2020-02-07Alcon Response
February 24, 2020 – Social Media Manager
Thank you for your review!
Alcon Response
December 3, 2019 – Social Media Manager