Ashland Employee Reviews about "upper management"
Updated Oct 11, 2017
"Good pay and support from management" (in 21 reviews)
"Work life balance, open door culture, best policies and employee engagement" (in 19 reviews)
"Those at mid-to-upper management willing assign blame to their subordinates for the bad decisions" (in 14 reviews)
"Company has been in flux since acquiring Hercules in 2008" (in 5 reviews)
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"Grunt"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ashland full-time
Pros
Competitive pay, good work environment, clean facilities, wonderful people.
Cons
Upper management has no clue as to how things work. Schedule leaves alot to be desired.
Advice to Management
Please pay attention to the driving force behind you. Don't turn a blind eye just because product is moving out the door.
Ashland2015-10-15- Helpful (6)
"Not A Bad Company, Just Need Leadership"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ashland full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great brand awareness and solid parent company. They're diversified in the specialty chemicals arena enough to provide a solid base for the company overall. Customers like the products and tend to prefer them. A majority of the people are really great, smart, talented people that want to succeed.
Cons
This company is your stereotypical large public corporation concentrating on short term stock price. They'll make bad decisions if they think it will boost the stock price. The same goes with pricing. They'll raise price to increase sales with no thought to how the market reacts to it. They are not customer centered and are willing to walk away from customers if they don't fit their model of the perfect customer.... Finally, Ashland is also the stereotypical "Good 'Ole Boys Club" type of company. Those at mid-to-upper management willing assign blame to their subordinates for the bad decisions.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Fix the culture and find some true leaders that inspire and collaborate with the employees and customers rather than have a myopic view of the business.
Ashland2017-10-11 "Global Trade"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Ashland full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Close to home and easy to get to.
Cons
Upper management out of touch with what was really happening. Middle management lies to both upper management and to those below.
Advice to Management
Take a hard look at who you have in your middle management.
Ashland2016-05-11"Account Manager"
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I have been working at Ashland full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great benefits and pleasant employees to work with.
Cons
Upper Management was very unclear about direction of the company as a whole. Could be a little more diverse
Advice to Management
Have clear direction so employees feel valued.
Ashland2015-10-02- Helpful (1)
"Assistant Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ashland full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Flexible. Great Benefits. Tuition Reimbursement.
Cons
Upper management doesn't have a clue.
Advice to Management
Stop making stupid policies that make our jobs harder and less efficient.
Ashland2015-09-16 "Good company to work for if you are easily adaptable to change"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ashland full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good benefits, competitive pay and nice place to work
Cons
Elusive metrics, constant chaos and reorganization from upper management, uncertain career advancement opportunities
Ashland2015-03-30"Great learning experience for a graduate student intern"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ashland part-time for more than a year
Pros
Learning a lot about the corporate world and private businesses. Ashland goes through many changes and allows employees to adapt, change and grow along with the company.
Cons
Lack of communication between upper management and employees. A lot of confusion during the global redesign
Ashland2014-10-13"Short attention span at Ashland."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ashland full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
At the lower levels, some great bosses.
Cons
Upper management and HR have a very short attention span are uncaring and borderline competent.
Advice to Management
Try to at least look at the end of quarter!
Ashland2014-06-14"Good place to start"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Ashland full-time for less than a year
Pros
It was reasonable pay and work life balance was good. People are very friendly and helpful.
Cons
The upper management is not very supportive to employees.
Ashland2014-05-13- Helpful (1)
"Not trustworthy"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Ashland full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
The one good thing if any is the health and 401K plans
Cons
Cannot trust anyone in upper management, always leave meetings with a negative feel, nothing gets accomplished.
Advice to Management
Learn to hold people accountable for bad decisions, meaning upper management personal should take the hit not the employees who have no say in decision making. You are letting good employee's go and shutting down plants that don't need to be closed. One was mine!
Ashland2013-10-24