It was like working in a Dilbert cartoon... - Anonymous employee BASF Employee Review

2.0
Feb 17, 2011
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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Pros

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Cons

Reorganizations (roughly 3 years), IT roles dwindling in North America(moving to India), teams can get very silo-ed, “not my role” = not helping you (when you are looking for answers/assistance), currently seeing a lot of movement out of New Jersey (roles moving to other parts of the country), some organizational charts can be confusing, huge organization(can be difficult at times pinpointing the exact team you may need to work with)

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