Good people - poor career management - Anonymous employee Syngenta Employee Review

3.0
Jul 31, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

High proportion of good quality, likeable and committed employees. Good salary and benefits. Good work-life balance and flexible working arrangements.

Cons

No career management framework - best opportunities are filled from small insider groups. Consultant-driven strategy and inward focused - 'customer' is an intellectual concept. Matrix organisation is poorly configured - decision making is slow and ineffective.

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Cons

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