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Updated May 29, 2023
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- "A poor management team has gotten the company in the financial crisis it faces now." (in 54 reviews)
- "Good managers are limited to those who just are vs the company developing good mangers." (in 22 reviews)
- "Not too many external training; hard to get a company's financial support for post graduate studies" (in 9 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Great Place to Work
Mar 26, 2023 - Marketing Lead in Roseville, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Great team -Competitive Benefits -Reasonable Pay -Employee Development
Cons
-Work Life Balance -No Remote Option
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
They need to be more thorough when hiring people managers.
May 22, 2023 - Sales Representative in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Established company Most of the people are great to work with. Excellent pay and benefits
Cons
Area manager is a micromanaging, toxic person who should NEVER manage people again.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great benefits. Culture depends on department
Mar 31, 2023 - Senior Packaging Engineer in Greensboro, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great benefits and work doesn't follow you home.
Cons
Below average merit raises. Company culture varies greatly based on department you're in. No opportunities for career growth outside next level up.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good place with very flexible schedule
Feb 13, 2023 - Seed Production Research in Salinas, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Goals/tasks oriented with flexible schedule. Lots of employees so no one has to do a lot of work. If you're open to relocation, lots of opportunities.
Cons
Salary's are lower but so is workload for the most part.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Good place to work
Feb 26, 2023 - Finance Manager in Downers Grove, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nice office. Good salary and benefits. Flexible working.
Cons
Overall good place to work but some groups have poor culture.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Good company, good people
Jan 6, 2023 - Senior Software Engineer in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great Benefits, great opportunities to advance.
Cons
Pay does not keep up with competition
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Solid company, but the growing pains left something to be desired
Jun 1, 2022 - Data Scientist in Raleigh, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Innovation and forward-thinking to agritech is definitely a pro to working here. - For the most part, there is no such thing as a terrible idea. - Benefits and resources to are fantastic.
Cons
- Work hours; Balance can be difficult to attain if on intensive projects. - The RTO goals during a pandemic surge felt rushed. - Occasional favoritism within teams/divisions can be a bit grating.
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Great place to work
Dec 2, 2022 - Technical Expert in Greensboro, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
purpose, team, work-life balance, global integrity
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no comments for this section
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Just sell
Oct 18, 2022 - Agronomy Service Representative in Bismarck, NDRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
As long as you are willing to accept that the only thing that truly matters is how much you sell than it’s a good job
Cons
In the past few years they have cut benefits and raised health care costs
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Excellent
Nov 2, 2022 - Contractor in Research Triangle Park, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Extremely good environment, I learned a lot of what I wanted in a friendly and supportive team.
Cons
I did not experience any disadvantages. Really great place.
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Syngenta has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,754 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at Syngenta to a friend and 89% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
80% of Syngenta employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Syngenta 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Syngenta to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, compensation, management.
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