Slash, cut, and be surprised with poor results - Anonymous employee AkzoNobel Employee Review

2.0
29 June 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It serves a variety of fairly attractive markets.

Cons

Draconian HR practices. Examples: tuition reimbursement program capped to a mere 25,000 euro for a degree, requires you to be at least MM3, and 3 years of strings attached. Forced grading of 10% of the population as being "below target", etc. Very European-centric. As a collection of businesses cobbled together through years of acquisitions, there are very few locations with a critical mass to make you feel like you are part of something bigger. A march to reducing the number of sites has begun the loss of critical knowledge and skills.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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