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73/100
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Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. We may not manufacture tires, mattresses, medications, or animal feeds, but Evonik is part of all of those products –and many more. While we often contribute only small amounts of material, those contributions are precisely what make the difference. That's because Evonik products make tires fuel-efficient, mattresses more elastic, medications more effective, and animal feeds healthier. That’s what specialty chemicals are all about. And when it comes to specialty chemicals, we're among the best in the world. read more
Evonik Corporation Environment Employee Reviews
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What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
For the most part, employees in our plant care about one another and understand that community is also about working together.
everyone gets along with each other for the most part
The leadership is willing to support changing culture. Smartwork and communities are supported.
Review from HR Dept
This site is very diverse.
Review from Customer Support Dept
People are willing to openly embrace differing opinions and suggestions in order to find the best solution possible.
We create medicine - it is important work.
The individual contributors are mostly very friendly and good at their jobs. They hold the place together with the proverbial duct tape and baling wire despite the general incompetence of upper management.
Someone is ALWAYS ready to help me when I have a doubt or a question about production or book work.
Everyone wants to work towards success.
Review from Engineering Dept
Most people in my area (Operations) seem to have the same mindset, and can agree on most aspects of our jobs.
I work shift work so the 12 hour shift is my normal. The fact that everyone at the company puts safety as number one is important to me. Continuously looking at ways to improve the safety culture here is great.
People do intend to do the right thing
Team like atmosphere with common goals instead of a cut-throat environment.
We have make life-saving medicine and get involved at the early stages of new drugs
The people work for each other
Review from Engineering Dept
everyone seems to care about the work they do
Immediate management is supportive of direct reports.
inclusion, diversity, and team work
The freedom to complete the work without being micromanaged and the understanding that priorities change.
Review from Engineering Dept
Strong people-orientation, supportive to newcomers
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
More fequent free food always brightens a day.
Evonik has always considered itself as a "Family company" and I think that has changed a little bit (maybe because of the pandemic). HR needs to be a "safe" place for the people who are not feeling well in the work environment and try to follow up on that, put a plan in place for the managers
Review from Finance Dept
If I hear more corporate culture talk I will quit.
The work locations are in unattractive areas, pay is not competitive, and support functions (IT, HR, Procurement) are not responsive. This results in high turnover that results in a constant level of stress. Make pay competitive and perks to make people feel appreciated.
Review from Engineering Dept
An HR person on site to directly handle personnel issues
Work/life balance. Oftentimes we are just expected to do overtime without being asked in advance (or if it is advance, it's not far enough in advance). For salaried employees, there's no conversation about how that overtime is compensated.
It's not just about the hours you work in a day, it's how often you can take PTO without feeling guilty because you have no backup person to support you while you take PTO. And when you come back from PTO you have twice as much to do. There used to be 6 engineers that do what I now do.
Review from Engineering Dept
more social events and/or networking
Hold more social activities and events
Review from Engineering Dept
Fewer or shorter meetings/more vacation/more maintenance management staff/more accountability for production operation mistakes(those that are good are discouraged because others make no effort & there is no consequences) /team leaders need mentors or senior advisors for both plant & employee help
Much more acknowledgement of being a human that works shift, and work/life balance for shift workers
The culture is the number one issue, there is a large disconnect between management and the employees on the ground. communication is non existent, there is a mentality of " just do it" or " just get it done" instead of receiving the support we need. Safety only matters until production is effected
Less micromanaging from people that don't know the process. Less confrontational managers. Focus on happier employees with some sort of morale booster.
Everyone needs to remember what got them where they are today.
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.
much more trust, trust , trust and much less micromanaging. Way too many useless procedures and too many managers who are unqualified and constantly moved around without ever gaining any true knowledge of their craft.
Review from Engineering Dept
Positive attitude needs to come from leadership, need openness to change, recognition of people's hard work, encouragement of ideas, pro-active resource planning rather than re-active to deal with employee retention problems, learning culture rather than blame culture
GET RID OF THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T DO THE WORK EXPECTED OF THEM!!!!!!!!!
We need to quit fantasying about how production works, versus the belief in the office.
not so top heavy and show some gratification for your employes
Review from Engineering Dept
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