Evonik Corporation Procurement Department Employee Reviews

Since I started, I've constantly been challenged, and my leaders are always pushing me(in a good way) to make better, change and improve.

overall a great experience have had 3 jobs at my tenure at Evonik

felt very welcome, I am earning and growing

it's still a good company to work for overall, with good benefits; however, in my department in particular i feel taken for granted after 20+ years and i feel like i have to constantly "re-prove" my worth every few years whenever we get a new VP

Overall positive- good people, good manager, effective & flexible WFH policy. Challenges- unrealistic work expectations, lack of effective tools, lack of sufficient resources to get results meeting my personal expectations, administrative work, not utilizing my full capabilities.

They're results and data driven

They are committed leaders that make you feel part of the company

Balance how to retain employees and ensuring cash flow keeping company solid when Pandemic was initially starting - looked for alternatives to cutting the workforce

they've embraced flexibility in workplace with remote work. even though they did not embrace at all prior to covid, they haven't gotten on board. i do appreciate that

Direct manager is has strong leadership skills- especially for his accountability and employee personal well-being.

The best part of the compensation package is: Health insurance PTO

the base salary is good, I like that the bonus is clearly defined and has individual, department and company goals

That I have coverage for my health

Different medical insurance options --> specifically with HSA

It is competitive. Opportunity to purchase stock with a partial Evonik match (need more of this, or stock awards).

"E" does a great job offering a competitive salary to attract new employees but doesn't value existing employees at the same level - those who have stuck with them. A male colleague (i'm female) hired in making $20k more than me with less exp and no supervisory responsibility -i have 3 direct report

We have put in many more hours than normal over the past 15+ months and allowed the company to exceed targets, yet have received pay increases less than the rate of inflation for two consecutive years. Many in my work group are showing signs of burnout, with no intervention by our management team.

Compensation not comparable for hours worked, added responsibilities put on in last year. Peers in other companies in this area are making more. Other chemical companies provided "COVID" bonuses to recognize efforts made. Our raises were postponed and minimal. This is why we leave - to get better $

I would say that the best thing about our team is collaboration.

diversity and range of experience

Open to help, guidance, support

Everyone works hard and smart - supports each other to help the whole team succeed the whole time there is not enough personnel allowed to be hired to support the workload

good and bad...those are those that are great team members and others who have been promoted for the wrong reasons

People are friendly and very welcoming

Evonik cares about its employees

we all work from home inn different cities with different cultures

The company is consistently trying to evolve and work out how to do it better. Culture is set at the department or team level -- one manager can negatively impact the perceived culture. I'm very happy with the culture within our team.

outside of our department, i believe the company as a whole has embraced diversity and inclusion and work life balance.

We need people in functional leadership positions that have at least some experience in the roles being managed. We need consistent application of policies and processes across and within departments. We need better training on functional/organizational policies that apply broadly within the firm.

I have new challenges every day.

accomplishing tasks to help others

Being able to develop my self personally and profesionally

Working with the team we have put in place and all of us contributing to deliver our skills and services to help Evonik achieve its goals.

when i had a manager that was a true leader and a "member of the team" also one that is knowledgeable about what we do. Too often Evonik promotes people into leadership roles in departments that came from an entirely different background and have no skills in that area. I think this is a mistake

There is little cooperation between sites or work groups and central support departments. There is occasionally open hostility toward support groups. Our teams need training on central policies. Employees are working long hours and feeling burnt out with no rewards or suggestions to improve.