Q&A With Evonik Corporation Employees

37.5 hours per week.

There is no leadership.

Horrible. They don’t listen to internal and external customer input.

Great people all caught in the same game I’m in. Kiss butt or be forgotten.

No idea... he’s new.

Make managers spend more time on making sure their employees are happy and included in the decisions of the department. Communication in general praise or critical.

It was easy. They asked questions, I answered honestly and in detail.

Safety. Making money. Work orders.

Stay on guard. Be friendly but remember that no one is your friend. The management caters to this attitude by doing the “buddy buddy” thing with us seeking information about other employees.

Going home in the evening...

Great 401k, health, vision and dental at a great price. It’s a great company and very hard to beat the benefits.

Will need medication. The stress of the day will absolutely drain you.

Manager review. Same manager that set the goals so they don’t have to give you a good raise.

No sick time. You start with 128 hours of PTO

Once a year. 3 to 5 % raise. And bonuses are 4%. Be reminded though. That stupidly impossible goals will be set just so they can deny anymore than 3% raise.

Other than playing a key role in everything our department is doing.... no. I feel like the management has no idea what I do or the amount of effort my contributions require.

Be a unicorn. The job descriptions and scopes are insane.

Political minded, selfish and heartless people.

Scary... HR makes sure to let you know they’re on the managers side. It’s a good ol’ Boys club.

3/4 of the technical people in my department started medication for the first time in their lives due to the stress and expectations surrounding our jobs.

The work is fun and challenging. But the politics are a real headache.

Depends on the department and who manages it. Site services “S6” is very low. We get made to fill lucky to even have a job.

I wish I would have known how cut throat the political game is. To be more prepared for the fact that no one in management is your friend. They will be nice to your face, lie and make fake promises in order to keep you motivated to push their agenda. Technical employees are just rungs in the ladder to those in management. They place unrealistic expectations on people just so they can have an excuse to deny promotions or raises. Evonik as a company is awesome. But the management in the US is nothing but people trying to get to the top as fast as they can and will backstab and lie to get there.