BASF reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,146 total reviews)
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Markus Kamieth

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

BASF has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,146 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Sep 21, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

I've been working for BASF Catalyst Division for over 4 years now and I can't come up with a lot of positives. benefits are good, that's really it.

Cons

Working hard does not pay off at BASF. middle management definetly worries more about the squeaky wheel than the people working hard to make the place a success. middle managmnt is very weak and as a result people do not get along, it's a very malicious hostile environment and HR is not interested in solving the problems. getting a promotion is not realistic. the general consensus is that your position is generally a dead end. BASF doesn't invest in your career or show any commitment to keeping you around. instead they will hire an external candidate and require you to show them their job. very backward thinking.invest

2.0
Feb 17, 2011

It was like working in a Dilbert cartoon...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Big, financially sound company that is diversifying away from traditional, cyclical commodities to more of a specialty product focus. From a financial point of view, they are well run and profitable.

Cons

BASF Corp cares very little for their employees. The HR mantra "build the best team in the industry" is a joke. Benefits are consantly being slashed, salary increases at or below cost of living increases and unless you are a German, good luck advancing above a mid management position. The beauracracy there is out of control, it just amazes you that any work can get done. They are (rightfully) so concerned about anti-trust, that lawyers run the company. A terribly frustrating place to work.

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