Solvay Employee Reviews
Out of 89 Solvay employee reviews, 77% were positive. The remaining 23% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Solvay improve their work culture.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
They are real and honest
Easy going, supportive and provide needed guidance/training
Customer focused and open to listen to people
Commitment, coaching, support and experience
The actions are implemented within the strategy framework
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Transparency throughout the company wide organization.
Restructure from top down at this point
New blood and replacement of the old guard.
Care about people through your actions, not your words
Practice the values you preach. "I trust" and "take smart risks" mean just that. We have recently become a company that punishes risks and doesn't trust anyone to do any task without constant bickering. "Focus on customers" does NOT mean focus on $ only. If you truly focus on customers, $ will come.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Great 401k program - match 6% plus 3%
Insurance benefits overall costs and products
401K match, one of the best in the industry
401k match up to 6% and giving an additional 3%.
Paid time off and health benefits
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Higher bonus and stock options
Not getting dir credit and appreciation for innovation at work.as we go as per the organisation strategy
I'm overworked and underpaid, innovative ideas do not have much scope to be accepted
Naturally there are several close minded people at my site, who treated me like an untouchable when I started. Currently that has gotten better, but my team feels like high school, with cliques and gossip all day every day. It is hard to develop a relationship when that is all they are about.
I would feel better if every now and then I was told that I'm valued and that I have done a good job.
What are some of the best things about your team?
Supportive of one another and always willing to help
All are nice and respectful
Friendly, experienced, open minded .
We all strive to make the best product possible
Cooperative collaboration, flexibility, adaptability, resilience
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Honest communication and divrse information
My coworkers try to do as little as possible. It would be better if they were held accountable so that the work was not passed along to the harder workers.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Taking care of family and personal health before work
Mutual concern. Support and sharing
Most of the staff were very friendly, helpful and had a great sense of humor.
Everyone is foing their part
If you steer clear of management, you can be yourself.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Embrace teamwork. Reward failure. Stop trying to pin blame and work together as a team to focus on doing what's right for the company and our customers. Engage in open dialog and stop ruling with an iron fist. Go back to the old Solvay where everyone was treated as family.
What did you like most about the interview process?
Questions are difficult and challenging but fair.
I was welcomed appropriately and confronted with questions strongly related to my future work
Professional conduct and asking meaningful and relevant questions about working already done
The relaxed atmosphere and interview format.
Thoroughly and letting you know about the outcome at reasonable time
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
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What makes you most happy at work?
The joy of sharing experiences and motivation
helping and interacting with employees
Work load and family is reasonable. However, manufacturing is another story.
Days when I don't see any managers
Stimulating discussion with colleagues and learning from it
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
I am no longer learning or growing as a scientist. I am concerned that my career might reach a dead end here.
I dread being told what I've done wrong every day. Also, I'm tired of filling out another spreadsheet covering the same data the previous days' spreadsheet covered. Stop analyzing and start building relationships.
Managers and company should motivate employees informing in an effective and clearly way about the future in Solvay
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Transparency about management decision process.