Alcon lost its way - Anonymous employee Alcon Employee Review

3.0
28 Aug 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great products and innovation pipeline but at very high prices.

Cons

Leadership is lost in endless inward analyses while trying to increase margins. They cut an entire leadership layer in order to save expenses and great people started to leave the company for lack of future opportunities.

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
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Pros

Flexible Schedule Good Culture Good Benefits

Cons

The pace of work can be very fast or inconsistent.

2.0
29 June 2026
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Pros

Shift work here= 223. Two on. Two off. Every other weekend is a 3 day weekend

Cons

Watching people that have been there for years, even decades getting laid off.

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