Working at Dow Chemical in Midland, MI: 12 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Midland, MI Area

"Fantastic place to work. Bright coworkers, safe environment, and good pay."

"Great company compensation is great"

"I am a heritage Dow Corning employee. 3 years ago we were bought out by Dow and the Midland plant has gone to ***shit***. We are literally making no product and have lost most of our customers due to management raising product prices and incompetance. Dow is more concerned with the trendy integration and diversity BS then actually being a chemical company. It's a real shame, Dow Corning was an amazing company to work for and now the heritage employees that haven't been fired are stuck in a PC hellhole just waiting to be canned or laid off."

"If you read Dilbert, you probably have a good idea of how Dow management works. Upper management seems to be "borderline unethical". They talk a good game with the right buzzwords but it's mostly lies and BS. The company has continued to get worse over the years, with layoffs year after year (2,500 per year has been the recent average). On the plus side, benefits are OK - not great, but satisfactory."

"I've worked for Dow Chemical for three years as a co-op in their Saginaw, MI location working on the NEA program. It's an awesome place to work and the people are fantastic - I can't say enough about them. My team lead couldn't be better and they are a strong advocate for school, coming first before work."

"Hardcore chemical research"

What do you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"A wonderful exposure to a wide variety of scientific challenges"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is one of the greatest American industrial giants. Expectations will be high."

What don't you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"The enormity of our company presents challenges to being recognized"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop/mentor employees in the interest of developing a culture of teamwork and cooperation."

"I would not work for this company again."

What do you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"Salary was very good right out of college. I loved the materials consultant role and had a very good mentor. I also enjoyed working in my own laboratory doing materials testing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Take a long, hard look at the chemical plant environment and see if that is where you want to spend 40-60 hours per week."

What don't you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"It was not a healthy environment and did not provide good balance for personal life as I was a single parent at the time. Career growth was stifled."

"Very large company full of great individuals/teams."

"The work had lead me real business work strategic thinking, but the location is somewhat remote and only folks with family it is a good one to be"

What do you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"friendly working environment, minimum supervision"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be consist, be polite as well"

What don't you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"company was not a very goal focus and pace are slow, many red tape."

"I personally enjoyed working at Dow, nice people and friendly atmosphere."

What do you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"I enjoyed working at Dow because my ideas were heard. Supervisor's and co-workers treated you with respect and their were ample opportunities for advancement."

What don't you like about working at Dow Chemical?

"At times being an employee at a large corporation you would feel like another numbered employee. But this was very rare."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More communication would help engage employees more and create a more uplifting atmosphere."