Great company, awesome mission, lots of improve in management and culture - Anonymous employee Syngenta Employee Review

3.0
5 Feb 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- collaborative culture - global scope - important mission - well compensated

Cons

- hierarchical and bureaucratic - slow and risk averse - politics wins over arguments - stifling slide culture - entrenched middle management blocks younger talent from rising

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5.0
5 June 2026
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Pros

Nice people, management is not restrictive, labs are well-supplied, good attitude

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

work-life balance, benefits, and generous vacation

Cons

Significant disconnect between higher-level and lower-level management

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