Celanese Reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(660 total reviews)
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Scott Richardson

62% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Celanese has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 660 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Celanese 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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660 reviews
1.0
27 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has decent benefits but nothing great. Celanese does not negotiate Salaries. They have a range they will pay and that is it.

Cons

This company is going through financial problems. The ELT (Executive leadership Team) over paid for the Dupont Materials & Mobility acquisition last year $11 billon. None of the ELT members that signed off on this deal are loosing their jobs. The Dupont business unit they bought uses Nylon and Nylon prices have fallen in the marketplace. The deal was signed with Dupont thinking that Nylon prices would remain at FY2021 levels. In FY2022 Nylon prices started to come down and the prices have not recovered. In response to demand problems and Nylon prices, the ELT is laying off allot of really good people all over the company. They are more worried about their million dollar bonuses and hitting Wall Street's EPS and Revenue targets than they are about their employees. Sr. Management has cut all discretionary spending (fruits, coca cola and bottled water in breakrooms). They have also cut all corporate travel. If you are a professional and you are good at what you do, avoid Celanese at all costs. Love yourself and wait for another opportunity to arise.

1.0
28 May 2019

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The honest review below from " Talent Management Consultant in Irving, TX" a former HR employee is on point. I was one of the women bullied at Celanese, among many other women and some men. Bullying is an accepted management principle here as evidenced by one of the promotion and advancement of one of several KNOWN and PREMIERE BULLIES. Complaints to HR only resulted in more bullying, albeit more privately. This department manager is known for his public humiliation of entire teams and at times team heads. This is his management technique. When he is cornered by his own limitations and realization that he needs the guys he will then redirect and refocus his intimidation / bullying tactics on a woman. H.R. admitted he was a known problem. Then WHY the promotion? Why continue to do nothing? Unaccepatable. The three positive posts that followed the former HR person's review are an attempt to drive down her post and some others below. DO NOT BE FOOLED. These are known issues and the attempt to cover them up here, is must more of the same and evidence of the reality that this is how Celanese operates. It is condoned and accepted.

Cons

Being beaten down my bullying and advancement of 'good old boys' at the expense of decent hard working people who actually know this business.

2.0
1 June 2015

Major changes, everyone is leaving

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits and pay, and mostly friendly coworkers. Very diverse and easy to make friends.

Cons

Company going through major change in culture. Most new management will do everything to reduce costs. There is no job security, everyone is either leaving or are actively looking for a new job. You can ask any long term employee and they can tell you that morale is very low. Positions are being consolidated and long term employees are pushed out of the company. I'm starting to think that the good reviews are written by internal HR or by new hires who are not very familiar with the company.

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