Holcim reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,849 total reviews)
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Miljan Gutovic

53% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Holcim has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,849 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Holcim employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Feb 20, 2012

Constantly Changing Work Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The compensation and benefits are very good compared to similar job functions at other companies. The company encourages employees to think out of the box and to offer new ideas/solutions.

Cons

Lafarge seems to always be restructuring markets, product lines, job functions, etc. It is not unusual for the scope of an employee's job to change often; therefore, you may have been hired to do one job, but you could find yourself in a completely different function/role within a year whether you want it or not. Job stability is unpredictable due to the constant restructuring. In many of the salaried roles, work/life balance is truly non-existent. I also know several employees who never get the chance to take all their vacation days because of the unreasonable work expectations.

2.0
Feb 18, 2012

Was great until financial troubles

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Global company Good network of sites Generally good people working there Fair compensation package Good perks

Cons

Short term focus due to level of debt of the group Currently very limited availability for advancement Lack of clear strategy from Paris head office Lack of transparency and fairness in selecting people for promotion

3.0
Feb 6, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and benefits were very good, global opportunities for advancement. some very bright people.

Cons

political environment, poor work balance, many distractions from corp, lack of operations or hr experience in senior managers. not always interested in actual solving a problem before moving on to the next issue...things tend to fester, lack of trust and mentors in North America

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