Syngenta reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,920 total reviews)
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Jeff Rowe

79% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Syngenta has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,920 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Syngenta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Landwirtschaft industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Mar 2, 2015

Corporate Minded, Money Hungry

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and time off policies.

Cons

Looking for a promotion? Good luck. Moving up in the corporate world of Syngenta is nearly never heard of. Also beware of layoffs and other consequences of big money management. Have a track record of letting the good people go and promoting the worthless. If you have an in with a manager, you're good to go in a career with Syngenta.

2.0
Jan 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are generally good; some good, knowledgeable people at the company

Cons

Poor performance is rewarded to avoid having to fire employees who are just along for the ride. The company operates more as an oligarchy, with some managers having their own "kingdoms" where cronyism happens often. Poor quality outsourcing is increasingly more common in the company and makes many processes and functions difficult and poorly run.

1.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They had free coffee, tea and other beverages. Parking was free in a covered ramp. Benefits were very good.

Cons

Poor systems, could not find data to do my job, no direction, staggering amounts of time wasted just trying to get simple information - had to use one-off Excel spreadsheets with questionable data and sourcing just to pull anything together. There was constant confusion about basic data (i.e. sales $, sales units), let alone anything more complicated. No standard procedures, processes, organization, etc. (I was left waiting for an hour - twice - during my on-site interview. I should have left then.) Office environment was extremely noisy. Titles are also very confusing - everyone seems to be a "Head" of something. Very few women in leadership positions. Run, don't walk!

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