Good while it lasted..... - Anonymous employee Arkema Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good people across the organization. - Flexible with time off to attend to personal needs. - Technically competent core personnel

Cons

- Lots of riders, not many pulling or pushing the cart, - Weak & leaderless 1st line and 2nd line managers. - Technically incompetent middle managers. - No appreciation for flexibility, consistent results and Team players. - Headcount reductions are by numbers at without looking at functions. - Covertly targets ageing workers for elimination with overwhelming workload.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

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.

5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

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

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