Dow Employer Reviews

Inspect my Equipment
Fill out safety paperwork
Move a bunch of railcars

Management was not good

As the company as grown larger. So has the fun and camaraderie.

Great place to work, Id still be there if I didnt move back to ohio.

work hard,boilermaker,valves and gasket,turnaround, i also tool room ,managemeny, wk welder and pipefitter,fire watch,confinedspace ,love out door,people in field.

Clean up after techs
Working tech ticket and scheduling techs
Learned how to work on computers
Shipping and Receiving
Cleaning out offices
Restaging Computers
There was No Managers on SITE

Key roles in developing operator discipline, Teamwork and Empowered Teams, Conflict Resolution, Business Strategy, logistics, Enviromental, Health & Safety rules, regulations and standards. ISO Auditor and doing what we say we do.

I simply loved being a process operator for Dow! I really enjoyed learning lots of new things on a daily basis, from my co-workers and company resource materials. The only down side was that not all employees followed safety standards and practices. So, in my days of training, I mostly got the "Do as I say and Not as I DO" saying... An If you followed – more... these rules like you were expected to, alot of co-workers seemed to be threatened by these actions and looked to any conflict surrounding an employee, in order to direct negative attention to someone and their work ethics. Fortunatelty, I completed my internship with outstanding leadership revews in the month of December. Only to find out in January of 2012 that I was being "Laid-Off" due to a global "Hiring Freeze" company wide...

Graduating in December of 2011 didnt bring me the best of luck with this bad economy among all else, but I must say, I am truly greatful I managed to choose going to college for processing technologies & Instumentation! Dow offered me an Internship, which I took and sucessfully completed, and a career field I absolutly fell in love with! – less

Analyze and assess market trends and needs. Develop opportunities through consumer and key brand owner understanding and Market Blueprinting exercises. Create and validate Critical Success Criteria for new products. Implement innovation plan; leading cross-functional teams. Formulate and implement participation strategy for key markets.

Really enjoyed working there but you only advanced if you got a higher education or your boss liked you. Largest issue is the more liked a person is the less likely they are to get into trouble for anything.

Dow will let you work as much as you want. A typical day at work for me would begin with meetings I lead beginning at 0800 and continueing until I went home at 5pm. Because of the nature of the work there were often times I worked after 5pm and through the weekend. I learned a lot about big corporations and how they use their size to take advantage – more... of smaller companies. The management is strictly focused on lowest cost to server, therefore the employees are not as important as reducing costs. The main focus is to outsource everything possible to a lower cost provider. The co-workers are the best. Because everyone is so worried about losing their job to an off-shore company, my co-workers worked day and night in an attempt to keep their jobs. The hardest part of the job was watching people put their life and sole into making their job the best it could be just to find out their job was being eliminated strictly due to cost. The most enjoyable part of my job was clearly the people I worked with, both in side the company and external to the company. – less

I enjoy working for Dow. The people are very friendly. The company strives for a work/family balance and are open to flexible work schedules. There are many different deparments within the company so promotions are common. Unfortunately at this time there is a hiring freeze and I am working as a contractor as a temp. The chances of me going permanent – more... is unlikely right now. – less

Good atmosphere, with good people to work with. VERY safety oriented. The pay is very good for the area. Good benifits and retirement for salaried employee's. A very impowered work atmosphere. The plant in Charleston could make a very good profit for Dow if it did not have to abide by the same rules or constraints that the much larger Dow sites must – more... abide by. One size does not fit all. The funny accounting that is done within Dow can devistate a small site like Charleston. Which it has and that is why it is closing the doors. Very sad, but loved the opprotunities I was given and enjoyed working in Charleston with some very talented people and I feel I gained a lot of transferable knowledge to take with me to another employer. – less

As far as your specialty is inline with company's main stream business, very great working environment working as an engineer or a scientist. However, getting promoted to high level position seems to be hard without very great outstanding performance.

Good place for those who prefer a very stable, process driven environment. I learned a great deal about using Microsoft Excel for record-keeping and data management. Management is strict, but fair. Co-workers are hardworking, helpful and pleasant. The hardest part of the job for me was the compartmentalization of job duties. The most enjoyable part – more... was the contact with my customers! – less

There are many opporntunities with in dow and as such you can get exposure to many fields

This is a great place to work and there are lots of different opportunities with in the company.

Placed orders in SAP, weekly safety meetings, lead budget team, documented policies and procedures.
Learned the majority of my skills at Dow.
Great people to work with and for.
The hardest part of the job was balancing work time and meeting times.
Meeting goals and deadlines set for me.

Dow is a very enjoyable place to work. The people are very helpful and there is an atmosphere of teamwork. Dow creates a great work/life balance and provides options to help give employees more breadth in their skills and experiences.

Working for Dow Chemical helped me to grow in the workplace. Dow has taught me that hard work pays off. Working in the Engineering department has boosted my confiedence in handeling various confidential responsibilities such as copying spcifications, adherring to safety compliance, and blooming as a hard worker.

After working for DOW for ovver 11yrs, and working my way from an enrty-level postion to a Shift activity Co-ordinator the business I work for was sold. However during the sale DOW negotiated with the buyer to maintain current pay and benefits for atleast 2yrs. Dow provides advancement opportunities for those willing to take advantage of them. In the – more... area I was the pay is phenomenal. Only downside that I found is there is a ton of bureacracy with in the company in addition to management not wanting to make critical decision and when they do they are not consistant. – less