BASF reviews about "layoff"

Company is downsizing alot and laying off

Below the average industry salary Career path unclear; hard for promotion

Lots of Restructuring and Layoffs. Transitioning to new roles is often starting from scratch due to poor turnover/documentation of procedures.

Too many approval, levels Depends too much on sales Restructure many times Inefficiency Poor management team No opportunities to grow

they are constantly having layoffs since the day I was hired, I survived them all until I didn't

The biggest issue at McIntosh is the majority of the employees are going to retire 10 years or less. Those employees have gone through so many rounds of layoffs and plant shutdowns that they are just wanting to make it to retirement. So, those people do their jobs with bare minimum effort and the newbies have to pick up the slack. I guess it is earned. Do not expect to have a computer or email your first week on the job. Unless…your manager was proactive about it. The company is too over layered with management and dotted lines. The buck is constantly passed from one person to the next. It seems like very few people actually “do” anything at all except the operators, chemists, admins and clerks. It’s rediculous at times. There’s so much red tape to get anything done. For example, it takes 20+ emails to get material samples into the plant before anyone knows what’s going on. Business has slowed so much that a unit is having to shut down for a few months and management is telling us not to worry. Ok… It’s tough to get people onboard to make lasting changes or get anything done even with constant barrage of meetings and updates. I’m not sure what the other divisions are like. I get the impression that they may be better. BASF literally built its main verbund site in Germany to operate on Russian natural gas. Now that’s shut off. The company is continuing to invest in China…who is becoming more antagonistic towards the West.

Promotions can be slower than desired, and very difficult to not get a “Meets expectations” on annual review. If your goal is higher salary faster, know many folks that exit out to higher roles and then come back a few years later at a higher level/salary.

I can’t really think of anything. I have seen good and caring people there. Yes, like all other companies they have layoffs which obviously is painful.

The industry is performing very poorly, and the company lacks stability due to continuous restructuring and layoffs.