Impossible to advance if you are not in the BASF internal development group. - Chemist BASF Employee Review

2.0
14 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay is at market average, or below. Benefits are market average or slightly below. BASF on resume is great for finding promotions at other companies. Requirements for advancement at BASF are a MBA, no experience, and good corporate lingo.

Cons

If you are not a PDP or LDP there is little to no chance of advancing at BASF. Experience and job performance does not apply when trying to advance, even if you have been top rated for several years. The goalposts will always move if you are not in BASF's internal 'development' group. Promotions are earned by leaving BASF, not staying. Company is bleeding talent so bad that there is an internal push to not communicate. All while silo'ing themselves to regional talent because there is a massive push to completely deny any kind of remote work. Stale bagels and cubicles is the corporate 'culture' here. Every two years (when leadership turns over) you can expect the company to evaluate their 'agility' or 'fitness.' This always leads to jobs being eliminated. If you are with the company long enough you can expect this to happen eventually. Whether you find a replacement job or not is not up to your performance or experience, rather, how well your direct manager will advocate for you for a replacement role.

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5.0
18 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits package

Cons

Lots of uncertainty, poor employee morale

4.0
12 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, hybrid & remote roles, great colleagues to work with. Great vacation /time off. Helpful colleagues

Cons

Reorganizations (roughly 3 years), IT roles dwindling in North America(moving to India), teams can get very silo-ed, “not my role” = not helping you (when you are looking for answers/assistance), currently seeing a lot of movement out of New Jersey (roles moving to other parts of the country), some organizational charts can be confusing, huge organization(can be difficult at times pinpointing the exact team you may need to work with)

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