Not a great place to work - Anonymous employee Arkema Employee Review

2.0
2 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Ok pay, good health insurance

Cons

Rude employees and upper management , no training , doing things beyond your job duties , not enough vacation time , no sick leave , way too focused on safety , not family friendly, no work-life balance, toxic environment

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Arkema Response
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We are sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with your current situation with us. Depending on where you are based (France, US, China or any of our 50 locations), I would advise you to get closer to your HR contact or career manager in order to explain your situation so we might find a suitable solution to improve your well-being at work. Employees got around 27 hours of training each year. To learn more about that: https://www.arkema.com/en/careers/working-at-arkema/training/ About vacation days, in France, we offer between 41 and 43 days each year and we have a competitive health insure. For other countries, feel free to ask your question here: careers@arkema.com And I would really advise you to share the issues about rudeness and work-life balance with your manager or your HR contact.

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