Limited grow dependent on the country
Multicultural environment
Quality life OK
Possibility to learn a lot
Cons
Limited grow dependent on the country
Salary at market average and sometimes below
Weak strategy for some Business units
Subsidiaries with less resources availables
Arkema Response
10y
Hopefully, things are a lot better since a few years! Please feel free to check our financial results for 2015. You will have a glimpse of our strategy. http://www.arkema.com/en/investor-relations/financials/financial-results/2015/
I really loved working for Arkema. They are a very fair company (sometimes a but too liberal with work/life balance, i.e. taken advantage of) and treat employees very well. The work, although repetitive, was interesting.
Cons
The manager that hired me was great. Then he moved up and I got a manager that "knew everything" and shot down almost any idea I had. His boss was pretty unfriendly and expected miracles in order to promote/give out raises. This is pretty typical of any company, you just wait for bad mangers to move on, or you move on if you can't take it. I moved on.
Great people
Great opportunities
Willing to give more responsibility/grow
Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work
Cons
Not a lot of cons, everyone is very understanding and the small office could be a downside for resources, but personally did not find that to be an issue