Pros
Great place to start employment because they invest in training (up until recent years) but not a good place to grow a career as a young professional
Cons
Eastman has begun to slash and burn benefit packages to make investors happy. Employee morale is at an all-time low. New ranking system (the kind Exxon or Mobil has abandoned) is ranking the bottom 5% as Does Not Meet Expectations, 15% Partially Meets Expectations. This has financial impact as well as stigma. After two layoffs in 2016, the company still believes, or is promoting the fact that 20% of it's work force is below average. Financially the starting pay at Eastman is very competitive with it's peers, but the stagnation happens quickly. If you had taken a job making 15-20K less out of college, you would be reaping the benefits now. Your peers will surpass you with much more upward mobility.