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Updated Dec 6, 2023
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- "Horrible management with slave like herding.. barely any evolution to except and too much aggressive behavior in interdepartmental relations.. too much backstabbing intra department." (in 26 reviews)
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- 5.0Oct 30, 2023Sales RepresentativeFormer Employee, more than 1 yearRaleigh, NC
Pros
Flexible Schedule, Company Vehicle, Great Benefits Package, Multiple business lines to leverage when selling to architects & end users.
Cons
Limited training program at initial onboarding
- 4.0Dec 6, 2023Jr ChemistCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLyndhurst, NJ
Pros
Opportunity for travel, corporate credit card, engaging activities, global resources, business admin experience
Cons
2 weeks paid vacation, travel is encouraged for promotion, nepotism, foreigners have priority over promotions
- 1.0Nov 28, 2023HR ManagerFormer Employee
Pros
Great global exposure, if you are able to get to a certain level in the company, or be part of the "good ole boys club".
Cons
Traditional viewpoint on work. Inability to take feedback or try different approaches to working. HR is very antiquated and doesn't truly take the employee into consideration, and is severely understaffed. The company takes legal risks to their advantage; RIF's are done without specific consideration, investigations and EEOC claims are dismissed unless you get a lawyer, they don't pay bonuses if they can get away with it.
- 4.0Dec 2, 2023Production ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsCanton, MA
Pros
Benefits and bonuses are decent.
Cons
Unreasonable expectations are given to management
- 1.0Aug 30, 2023Management TraineeFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLyndhurst, NJ
Pros
In this program, they take care of all your living expenses, costs with relocation, and provides you with all the technologies you need (phone, laptop, desktop, etc.).
Cons
They will fly you out to one of their worksites in the US and make you stay there for 6 months. You will have no say for what department you want to work in. For example, I was a business major and they put me in a chemistry lab. The company has very poor management and the managers are usually out of town 4/5 days of the week. At the start of this role there is no organization and you sit there doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for a whole month. If you are ambitious, hardworking, or care about good company culture.. I do not recommend this role. They hired and fired me within a month because of "budget cuts". You would think that companies invest in their young leaders but this company has such poor management that I worry about what would happen in the future. They laid me off because they did not need an extra employee in R&D but if they had put me in any other department I would have been fine. They also moved me from SoCal to the East Coast and gave me 5 days to pack and fly back home.
2 - 3.0Nov 14, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLyndhurst, NJ
Pros
Best benefits I've experienced so far. Family environment.
Cons
During the acquisition of Master Builders, promised that jobs were safe but laid off over 75 people.
- 4.0Aug 9, 2023Administrative AssistantCurrent Employee
Pros
Family Oriented, Trust, Diversity, Organized
Cons
Not flexible with Remotely Work
Sika Response4moThanks for your review and for being a part of our team. We are currently in the process of developing our digital workplace and we hope that this will help us improve the way we work.
- 1.0Aug 2, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
Compensation was fine for the industry.
Cons
Notified I was being laid off at 10 am. Access revoked to computer by noon. No prior notice given, no reason given other than "business performance" and needing to reduce costs. Business strategy is inorganic growth through market monopolization from acquiring competitors. "Diversity initiative" includes hiring white women in non-customer facing roles. No strategy involving sustainability in any impactful, measurable way.
2Sika Response4moThank you for taking the time to write a review. We hope that you had the opportunity to openly discuss any issues with your supervisor or local HR team. We wish you the very best for your future endeavors.
- 2.0May 3, 2023Extrusion OperatorCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsSaint Louis, MO
Pros
Schedule, holidays off, end of year bonuses, benefits, uniforms provided, safety glasses and shoe allowance.
Cons
Management is terrible, take advantage of the good workers, hire people who can’t do the job, mangement picks and chooses which safety rules need to be followed, management how’s no clue how the machines work or what finished product should look like. Usually understaffed for workload.
3 - 2.0Aug 2, 2023Senior Sales RepresentativeCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsLyndhurst, NJ
Pros
Highly experience sales team. Numerous business units. Extensive offering of products.
Cons
Very little opportunity for career advancement.
Sika Response4moThank you for taking the time to review Sika. We are sorry that you haven't felt there are many opportunities available to you. We strive to provide training and development opportunities for all employees and we encourage anyone interested in furthering their career to speak to their Line Manager or local HR Manager.
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Sika has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 610 reviews left anonymously by employees. 64% of employees would recommend working at Sika to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.
64% of Sika employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sika 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Sika to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.
