The Rich Get Richer - IT Analyst Dow Employee Review

1.0
30 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good PTO and some employee development programs.

Cons

The insurance is terrible unless you use the company clinic, and dividends on purchased stock have been removed. The workplace is always on “code red,” forcing employees to penny-pinch, while leadership continues to receive raises and simply rotate roles within their circle. Employees are often let go, even when it’s poor leadership decisions that create the issues. Instead of accountability, leadership is rewarded, sometimes being paid the equivalent of multiple employees’ salaries. The culture is toxic, with far too much focus on hierarchy and whether someone is a contractor or a full-time employee. Leadership constantly promotes “inclusion” in words, but their actions don’t match. It feels like empty buzzwords rather than a genuine effort to create meaningful change.

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5.0
1 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good career growth opportunities, great work/life balance, great benefits

Cons

Pay is ok but not great.

2.0
22 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Safety culture, flexibility (although less and less over time). Good health insurance and 401k match

Cons

Dow’s recent years illustrate the challenges of trying to simultaneously satisfy Wall Street’s demands for strong financial performance and aggressive DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) priorities. The company has heavily emphasized inclusion initiatives, including its openly gay CEO publicly sharing that coming out was one of the best days of his life in an internal communication, along with a notable increase in women appointed to senior leadership roles. Hiring practices reportedly require diverse candidate slates—including female candidates—and diverse interview panels before filling positions. These efforts, while well-intentioned, appear to have contributed to a series of questionable strategic decisions. Employees have borne the brunt through repeated rounds of layoffs (including significant cuts announced in recent years), minimal merit increases often in the 2-3% range, stalled promotions, and little turnover at the top levels of leadership. Senior executives seem insulated from the consequences, potentially overlooking how these factors—including their own leadership—may be central to the company’s ongoing struggles.

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