Great starting pay, slow growth - Chemical Engineer Eastman Employee Review

4.0
May 29, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Has high entry pay for engineers, half day Fridays, large site with multiple opportunities

Cons

Below standard yearly raises (less then 3% normally), promotion pay bumps often just 2-3%, no work life balance, attrition is very high and Eastman does not develop its young engineers and losing too many experienced engineers to keep up (cuts cuts cuts), lot of safety talk but safety is often the first thing getting cut

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5.0
Jan 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Stable, well paid, great benefits,

Cons

Chemicals, automation, can be long hours

4.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly, helpful colleagues. Vast variety of opportunities for engineers, especially younger ones. Actively supporting the communities where we live and work. Recent changes in management have restored positive outlook.

Cons

A lot of eggs are in the circular-economy basket rather than having the risk more evenly distributed among our product streams. We've lost a lot of talent recently to other businesses, partly because of unhappiness with former management but partly because of pay. Annual pay increases exist but have not even come close to keeping up with inflation.

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