Pretty solid if you can advocate for yourself - Anonymous employee Dow Employee Review

4.0
21 Feb 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Leadership will listen to your career desires if you document it in HR system -Moving up ladder is doable if you’re good at talking…politics matter -Culture is good in most businesses. Collaborative. If you ask for help you will get it. Must be able to be confident to obtain this help -Work-life balance is outstanding in commercial realm. No one cares if your sick, no one cares if you take a day off to handle appointments. Most don’t even log their vacation. No one cares.

Cons

-Safety is a facade depending on the business. If a chemical is known to be dangerous but it’s an integral part of the industry, low customer safety is ignored -Poor onboarding process across the board -Poor job descriptions. Must be able to say no. Leadership support is key to saying no without negative ramifications -Salary increase is decided by leadership twice in a year, only a set amount of budget is provided and your boss has to advocate for you. Cowardly boss means no promotion, but you can gain favoritism one above your leader to get support. Must be smooth with this process. Natural pay bump is targeted every 3 yrs -D&I: they only care about women in leadership. I see minimal POC ratios except for asian.

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5.0
10 Feb 2026
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Pros

Competitive pay for chemical industry, great learning experiences, positive company culture.

Cons

Offers subsidized housing for interns (which is great and convenient and reduces the majority of normal rent), but some companies cover this cost or offer a housing stipend which ends up breaking even or adding to compensation, so bear that in mind here when comparing pay rates.

2.0
22 Mar 2026
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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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