BASF reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,137 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

BASF has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,137 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
2.0
Aug 13, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Offices are nices, some colleagues are ok. It may be OK if you are straight ouf of the University with zero experience, but don't stay longer than 1-2 years...

Cons

Salary are very low compared to the (already low) Berlin's average salaries for the same position. Employees are more or less disposable because of the highly standardized processes and extremely rigid hierarchy. All valuable employees run away as soon as they can.

1.0
Nov 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They do pay well. Benefits are the same as other companies.

Cons

Bad management and it just kept getting worse. Conflicting rules for employees/departments. For example, some could work from home but others couldn't. They play a lot of games and co-workers are not friendly and back stabbing in general. Be careful of your best friend there because they'll have your job in no time. Couldn't trust anyone. Contractors had more rights then full-time employees. There is harassment, bullying and overall negative treatment to employees. Outdated cell phones, laptops and software. Hard when you're on a deadline with a project and you have your laptop break down. You'll sit on the phone with IT for hours trying to get it fixed and it probably won't get fix. Very long hours for nothing.

2.0
Oct 7, 2017

HR Employee

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits that start on day 1. 401k, medical, dental. Great safety culture. Salary very decent for a chemical company. Global influence.

Cons

Not much opportunities for growth. Many in upper roles are not moving so will take time to make moves if you are in HR. More growth potential in engineering or commercial roles. People are hand picked for opportunities. Not a fair practice. Management not trustworthy.

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