DuPont Employee Reviews about "merger with dow"

Pros

Great processes, Great people. There is lots to learn if you are interested. No dull moment.

Cons

Too many changes, Merger with Dow creates uncertainty

Pros

Great people. Good salary. Safety. Average benefits. Good 401K match. Advancement at some levels.

Cons

Management top-heavy. Unknowns about merger with Dow. Facilities could be better maintained. Limited growth at masters level and below (science communities tend to be PhD-centric).

Advice to Management

Just because you have a PhD doesn't mean you are any good at management. You need business people in these positions.

Pros

Still many types of opportunities for those with science and engineering backgrounds.

Cons

Merger with Dow is creating increasing uncertainty regarding stability of positions.

Pros

Decent Benefits, encouraged to express concerns about company through surveys and town hall meetings, company tries to be transparent

Cons

Transparency comes too late, merger with DOW creates distrust in the future of the company

Pros

Compensation is reasonable and the personnel are top notch.

Cons

The merger with Dow has created multiple agendas and different factions competing for turf and relevance.

Advice to Management

More transparency and ability to communicate common HR questions would be beneficial.

Pros

Excellent people and diverse workforce. Very respectful and professional work environment. Good compensation and benefits. Beautiful new buildings at corporate headquarters in Wilmington, DE.

Cons

Employee morale has been plummeting in recent years as the company goes through major restructuring and merger with Dow. Management's current expectations of "do more with less" can make workload feel unbearable at times.

Advice to Management

Make sure employees feel recognized and appreciated during this tumultuous time. The next few years will be very challenging as employees are asked to take on more work while facing an uncertain future.

Pros

good pay, matching 401k of 9% (for now)

Cons

pension taken away for hires in 2008, merger with Dow leaves lots of unanswered questions.

Pros

Great co-workers, great job with meaningful work.

Cons

Pay has been stagnant. Dupont is a large company with lots of bureaucracy, and nothings gets done. To make things worse, the merger with Dow has led to more cutting costs (unnecessary) and more work for already overly stressed workers, and has caused our best workers to move on to better jobs. This has lead to the deterioration of morale, and less productive workforce. Dupont loves to throw around how great it's... core values are, and expects everyone to follow them, yet treats their employees with very little respect. Management only cares about making as much money as possible, which leads to short sighted judgement that ultimately is hurting the company, and get this, make less money. Our company (a good company) was bought out a few years ago by Dupont, so I know both sides of the of how a company can operate and make huge profits.

Advice to Management

Invest in your people, they are the key to your success. Letting experienced people go is hampering the company.