A great traditional company, currently trying to adapt to a 21st century workplace culture - Information Systems Analyst Dow Employee Review

4.0
Aug 12, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great work-life flexibility, leaders want to see you grow, develop and advance, team-focused culture with employees that are invested in the success of the company. Dow is investing heavily in Midland, the city it is based in, putting up new buildings, being integral to the community, and focusing more on recruting out of college than it has in the past decade.

Cons

The average age is a bit high With a very strong focus on earnings every year, you tend to hear "no" more than "yes" when it comes to new projects or ideas. The onboarding experience was not great - I was kind of thrown into the fire and was expected to understand the structure, workings, and expectations of the company very quickly. 2 years+ in, I'm just atarting to get it, but I felt like it's been a very "wobbly" experience until this point. Midland, while being a great place ot raise a family, is an awful place to start a family. While the new hire scene is there and growing, you need to make an effort to partake in it. Without a social group, you'll find yourself struggling to find things to do. Most of the time, even with a group of friends, you'll venture outside of Midland on weekends to do things (northern Michigan in the summer, traveling South in the winter (maybe a little bit of skiing up North)).

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

Surrounded by great people to work with.

Cons

There are opportunities of pay progression for good performers.

2.0
Mar 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Safety culture, flexibility (although less and less over time). Good health insurance and 401k match

Cons

Dow’s recent years illustrate the challenges of trying to simultaneously satisfy Wall Street’s demands for strong financial performance and aggressive DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) priorities. The company has heavily emphasized inclusion initiatives, including its openly gay CEO publicly sharing that coming out was one of the best days of his life in an internal communication, along with a notable increase in women appointed to senior leadership roles. Hiring practices reportedly require diverse candidate slates—including female candidates—and diverse interview panels before filling positions. These efforts, while well-intentioned, appear to have contributed to a series of questionable strategic decisions. Employees have borne the brunt through repeated rounds of layoffs (including significant cuts announced in recent years), minimal merit increases often in the 2-3% range, stalled promotions, and little turnover at the top levels of leadership. Senior executives seem insulated from the consequences, potentially overlooking how these factors—including their own leadership—may be central to the company’s ongoing struggles.

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