Coming out of college, it is hard learning a lot of new stuff
Arkema Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear that you find Arkema a great place to start your career, with plenty of opportunities to learn and take on new responsibilities. We believe strongly in empowering new talent to grow and develop their skills right from the start. If you need further help in your development, do not hesitate to reach out your management and/or your Talent Manager in order to share your concerns if any.
I really loved working for Arkema. They are a very fair company (sometimes a but too liberal with work/life balance, i.e. taken advantage of) and treat employees very well. The work, although repetitive, was interesting.
Cons
The manager that hired me was great. Then he moved up and I got a manager that "knew everything" and shot down almost any idea I had. His boss was pretty unfriendly and expected miracles in order to promote/give out raises. This is pretty typical of any company, you just wait for bad mangers to move on, or you move on if you can't take it. I moved on.
Great people
Great opportunities
Willing to give more responsibility/grow
Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work
Cons
Not a lot of cons, everyone is very understanding and the small office could be a downside for resources, but personally did not find that to be an issue