DuBois Chemicals Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I do NOT recommend working for this company (Long, unpaid hours, lack of Training. Pros -Car provided for the job. -People in the Engineering/resource side are awesome to work with. Cons - LACK OF TRAINING despite promises: If you're new out of University, this job is not for you. They will not give you adequate training but will assume you're supposed to know everything, even if they promise you training. - LONG UNPAID HOURS: You're expected to work long, long hours with no over time pay or compensation. In the end you end up working 12-13 hour days, and even weekends. The working conditions and tasks can be mundane, mind numbing and less than ideal. are also expected work long hours and are not compensated for over-time, expected to hand in projects/assignments with unrealistic deadlines. In the end your actual hourly salary ends up being a LOT less because of unpaid over-time. All in all I've lost 200+ hours working overtime . - BAD TREATMENT: The sales team is probably one of the worst, scummy group I have worked with. Additionally, there were plenty of red flags with how I was treated because I was new, despite them knowing I was a new grad hire."

"DuBois is a good company, but needs to focus more on employee retention and less on overall growth."

"This company is too focused on growth and does not value its employees. Employee retention is done reactively after an employee has already received another offer of employment from a new company. The CEO has to personally approve each new hire and compensation increase for every position in the company. Everyone who is not the CEO or his VP of Business development is just a pawn. Nobody's opinion matters.....ever for any reason. New acquisitions are treated like outcasts and imposters. By far the most toxic environment I've ever been associated with."

"Equipment manager of pulp and paper division projects"

What do you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"My tech's are really great to work with, however the management team left a lot to be desired."

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

"Good luck and more power to you should you work in the pulp and paper division."

What don't you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"The management team were MICRO-Managers with everything and every one."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let your people do what they do best, and get out of their way."

"This company has greatly changed since I worked for them."

"They went out of business, some of the issues which caused it were surfacing when I worked there."

What don't you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"Taking away accounts without telling the salesman of immediate supervisor. Terminated the sales reps and went through distributors."

"DuBois offers much in the way of freedom but little in the way of security."

"Being bought by 4 companies over 18 years has taken its toll"

What do you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"I enjoyed the people, the work, the challenge, and the satisfaction that I had a part in the success of the company."

What don't you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"The company is now owned by an investment firm. Most investment companies are looking toward the eventual sale and may not always have the best long term outlook."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communication is the key to at least keeping morale steady."

"The sky was the limit."

What do you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"The diversity of products and the strength of the management."

What don't you like about working at DuBois Chemicals?

"I'm not there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lets get started again!"