BASF - A difficult place to work - Anonymous employee BASF Employee Review

1.0
May 29, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1) Excellent benefits package 2) Convenient Location 3) Stable company with a diverse technology and product portfoilio 4) Extensive resources

Cons

1) Mind-set of a commodities business, not Products oriented 2) Zero understanding of acquired businesses, business models, technologies 3) Poorly managed 4) Horribly low salaries in commercial areas 5) Heavy workload on non-job-related actvity - 60% of time on "reporting", 40% spent on actual job 6) More interested in market research than development, production, sales, quality, customer needs 7) Extremely low morale, high attrition 8) Acquisition legacy employees treated horribly - zero opportunity for advancement 9) Service platforms are cumbersome and difficult to work with - and at enormous overhead cost

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