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    96%
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    BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller
    Martin Brudermüller
    17 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "German management adds layers of bureaucracy" (in 66 reviews)

    • "Company politics, consensual decision making makes the company slow" (in 50 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Engineering Intern"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Intern in Toronto, ON

      I worked at BASF

      Pros

      Great experience Great people Interesting environment Lots of opportunities to grow

      Cons

      Very large, can be daunting

      Advice to Management

      Develop PDP for leadership candidates

      BASF2018-11-29

    2. "Marketing Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BASF full-time

      Pros

      Strong ethics, highly reputed company

      Cons

      Nothing, it is a wonderful place to work

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up

      BASF2019-02-17
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    3. "Technical Specalist"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BASF full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Most people are great to work with.

      Cons

      Too big of a company.

      BASF2019-02-22

    4. "Innovation without emotional intelligence"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BASF full-time

      Pros

      Very state of the art, innovative company with excellent compensation

      Cons

      Although Development is encouraged, there are no opportunities here for anyone without an engineering degree or masters. Leadership does not value employees enough to address egotistical management and hierarchy so there is a high turnover.

      BASF2018-09-20

    5. "Technical Supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BASF full-time

      Pros

      Above average training program for management. Fast paced, diverse customer base. Good, experienced work force to lead.

      Cons

      Customer demands add stress. Management of customers lacking at times causing near impossible demands on plant to meet expectations. Management spread too thin at times to support needs of expanding customer requirements.

      Advice to Management

      Add support where needed to meet the needs of everyone.

      BASF2018-05-24

    6. "Great place to work for internship"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends

      I have been working at BASF

      Pros

      People and office environment Office clubs and councils

      Cons

      Work can be kind of boring and tedious

      Advice to Management

      Should look for opportunities for departments to interact

      BASF2017-11-01
    7. Helpful (1)

      "Too Big"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at BASF full-time

      Pros

      Basf gave good training to employees

      Cons

      The management was detached and dictatorial

      Advice to Management

      Wake up

      BASF2017-07-15

    8. "Great People, Not So Great Systems, Ultimately a Good Place To Work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Windsor, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BASF full-time

      Pros

      Great people, you are treated fairly and with respect.

      Cons

      Challenging systems and processes which require streamlining and standardization.

      Advice to Management

      Please see the cons section.

      BASF2017-04-12

    9. "Plastics salesman representative"

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      Former Employee - Plastic Sales in Windsor, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BASF

      Pros

      I 've worked with Obegi chemicals,they execlusive agent for BASF in Syria more than 100 years.

      Cons

      I worked with them 6 years, they had a slogan " Doing business with ethics " and BASF it's the first important company in the world.

      Advice to Management

      I have a good confirmation letter from them .

      BASF2016-12-12

    10. "Great company with room to develop career"

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      Former Employee - Customer Care Representative in Toronto, ON
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BASF full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great culture with plenty of opportunity to develop a career. Great benefits and culture. Offices around the world - plenty of opportunity to travel.

      Cons

      Although it is the largest chemical company in the world, few people outside of the organization are aware of its existence. Small footprint in Canada but huge player globally, especially US.

      BASF2016-11-10
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