Tightly controlled, over centralized, think inside the box - Marketing Evonik Employee Review

3.0
28 Aug 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good salary, great co workers.

Cons

Too many tightly controlled processes, mandates, and rigid policies that hinder success. Very unbending and top down management style reminiscent of the 50's. They try to control everything from Germany which, again hinders success in other global markets. Unless you are German, opportunities are limited. (not impossible, but limited nonetheless)

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Cons

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2.0
10 Feb 2026
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Pros

Pay is good, bonuses are low, benefits have decreased every year Lunch in cafeteria is great Shift relief time was good, had enough time after work to be with family We sure miss Bonnie out there , she’s great.

Cons

Micromanaging - Extreme lack of trust Overall morale for the whole site is way down starting from 2018 Bias Backstabbing Incompetency - certain employees promoted to next level without actually knowing or understanding the process No work life balance, we’re told that doesn’t apply to production workers. Overtime hours avg 400-700 hours a year No room for employee growth or thoughts on process productivity/troubleshooting acknowledged if you’re not in the clique 3-2-2-3 shift schedule swapping from nights to day each time led to overall fatigue. Needs to be 2 weeks of nights and 2 weeks of days. HR is an overall joke, they used to be superb until COVID and the new site manager. Preach safety but turn a blind eye when it’s convenient to reach production. Then fault the operators or maintenance personnel if something happens.

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