Strong Company - Troubled Nth. American Goldschmidt Unit - Recensione dipendente - Product Manager presso Evonik

1,0
13 ago 2008
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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[Comments in relationship to Goldschmidt Chemical] German organization has depth and technical competence.

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Degussa (Parsippany) has a strong management staff. The Goldschmidt unit (Hopewell VA) is very poor and suffers from an incomplete assimilation by Evonik/Degussa. Goldschmidt operations in the Americas and Europe operation independently from Degussa. A double-standard exists for north american employees - advancement is reserved for German expatriates. Americans have little/no advancement opportunity. Most decisions are structured to benefit the business units in Germany - for example, transfer pricing and local pricing is set to manage german production unit's profitability. This is o.k., except that American managers remain responsible for local profitability without having authority.

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5,0
1 feb 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Handle chemistry very well in my opnion

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I dont think they have any cons

2,0
10 feb 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Pay is good, bonuses are low, benefits have decreased every year Lunch in cafeteria is great Shift relief time was good, had enough time after work to be with family We sure miss Bonnie out there , she’s great.

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Micromanaging - Extreme lack of trust Overall morale for the whole site is way down starting from 2018 Bias Backstabbing Incompetency - certain employees promoted to next level without actually knowing or understanding the process No work life balance, we’re told that doesn’t apply to production workers. Overtime hours avg 400-700 hours a year No room for employee growth or thoughts on process productivity/troubleshooting acknowledged if you’re not in the clique 3-2-2-3 shift schedule swapping from nights to day each time led to overall fatigue. Needs to be 2 weeks of nights and 2 weeks of days. HR is an overall joke, they used to be superb until COVID and the new site manager. Preach safety but turn a blind eye when it’s convenient to reach production. Then fault the operators or maintenance personnel if something happens.

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