Change Happens - Research Alcon Employee Review

2.0
9 Feb 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Alcon was one of the premier Eye care company. Most employees had worked for the company for a number of years. As happens when you are successful the company was bought by a larger company. Most everyone that was part of what made Alcon the company that it was is gone. The new company culture is very different and it will take time to see if the change will be a positive move for the company. Company executives made a lot of money in the transaction.

Cons

After recent acquisition the company has been gutted. It is unclear what will come out of the ashes. Many thousands lost jobs in the merger and many have left on their own. The company is rebuilding and for the right skill set there may be opportunities to be part of the rebuild.

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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

none nada nunca abandon all hope ye who enter here

Cons

Working here makes me want to unalive myself daily. It's a typical corporate environment with lots of rules and processes that do nothing for efficiency or production and are only applied to women, minorities, or high performers that carry the team but don't have the right anatomy, look, or last name for promotions and growth. But don't worry, if you have a family connection and absolutely no skills or intellect and like to schmooze but hate work you'll probably get promoted often and rapidly. Working here over the last several years has truly drained any previous ambition I entered the workplace with. The lack of work life balance and low pay contributes to a slow descent into a sloth like existence because I can no longer afford to do outside activities and barely pay my bills, and when I do have free time it's typically interrupted by some arbitrary coworker crash out over a minor inconvenience. I find myself taking on bad health habits to make it end sooner and because you'll need to conform to being chained to your desk and sitting at your desk at least 8 hours of the day to last. bathroom breaks-ha who needs those!

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