Alcon was a great company to work for while I was there. (up to the Novartis buy-out) - Anonymous employee Alcon Employee Review

4.0
25 Mar 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and Benefits were outstanding.

Cons

The acquisition by Novartis has significantly changed the culture. Given the typical challenges of a buy out, Novartis leadership may have forgotten they purchased people as well as products and margins.

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Pros

Benefits, Work Life balance and culture

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Stable company with people that want to make a difference. Great place to learn about manufacturing practices.

Cons

No clear job roles and the company tries to squeeze work out of lower level engineers.

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