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Bakelite Synthetics Reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

58% positive business outlook

Bakelite Synthetics has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bakelite Synthetics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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36 reviews
1.0
10 June 2025

Poor Management and HR

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people are nice and it's hybrid.

Cons

I worked at this company for a significant period, and unfortunately, my experience was largely negative due to the lack of effective leadership and poor human resources practices. Management consistently demonstrated poor communication, favoritism, and a reactive rather than proactive approach to problem-solving. There was little to no support for employee development, and feedback was often dismissed or ignored. The HR department was equally disappointing—unresponsive, disorganized, and more focused on protecting upper management than supporting employees. Concerns about workplace culture and employee well-being were brushed aside, creating a toxic environment with low morale and high turnover. This company has potential, but until they address their internal issues and invest in genuine leadership and HR reform, I would not recommend it to professionals seeking a healthy and growth oriented workplace.

1.0
14 Apr 2025

DO NOT RECOMMEND

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Pros

-Free snacks -Endless bottled water ( the company doesn’t recycle while claiming not to overheat the ocean).

Cons

- While the company’s CFO strives to create a destination workplace in Atlanta, he allows his direct reports to hire managers who are micro managers, focused only on themselves. The company’s HR team in the US is at the root of the problem and until they check themselves, nothing will get better for Bakelite in the US. If you try to work here, you’ll be lucky if the recruiter you start working with stays employed through the full recruiting process. - If you’re applying for a job in finance, you can expect to be micromanaged by multiple managers who aren’t even aligned with each other. - The criteria for new management hires is that they should be egotistical, manipulative, passive aggressive and insecure - Be warned, that there is no room for growth in the US finance team unless an existing manager quits, the positive is that managers don’t stay because the environment is toxic. - Frequent M&As with horrible organization, which makes people work way harder and cause a significant drop in employee morale. - Read the other reviews and know they are true. You will probably be abused and taken advantage of at some point in your time with this company, but if you choose to see it as a learning opportunity then you can take advantage of fair wages, and some unecessary travel. - DON’T Recommend going to this company.

1.0
8 Nov 2024

My experience made me quit my profession

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Micromanaging, workload increase to a already burnt out team, constant Teams meetings where everyone is blaming each other for fixable issues instead of coming together for solutions.

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