Solid company with good people - Anonymous employee Cabot Employee Review

4.0
20 May 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Safety is a focus and it shows in the results. Cabot is a large company with locations throughout the world but it is still small enough where you can easily make your mark and see the impact of the work you do every day. The culture fosters collaboration among members across teams and functions. If you are willing to look or ask for it, there are tremendous opportunities to take on more responsibility and grow in your role. Generally, the right people get promoted, meaning it is based upon quality and value of your work not just whose ego you've inflated. Communication from the executive level down through the production employees is, I think, very good.

Cons

Compensation is just ok and they can be slow to reward you for taking on additional roles and responsibilities. They have been very focused on meeting earnings targets and too often this has meant not back-filling open positions, allocating the work among the remaining members of a team and ruining any hopes of a work life balance. Recently there has been a trend where when they do fill open positions, they no longer go out to the rest of the company for candidates. Instead they make the pick within a team or office and those outside the location who may be interested do not get a chance to interview.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

Some good people and good location around Boston area.

Cons

Cabot did not feel like an employee-focused company during my time there. I observed multiple layoffs, including employees who had been hired only a few months earlier. The work environment was often very stressful, with heavy workloads and frequent organizational changes. Communication across different management layers was sometimes inconsistent, leading to mixed messages and unclear priorities. Before accepting a position, I would encourage candidates to carefully evaluate the role, team, and long-term stability of the organization. Significant changes can occur quickly, and it's important to understand the potential impact on work-life balance and career plans.

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