Out of touch executives and ageism a concern - Anonymous employee Eastman Employee Review

2.0
25 May 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a paycheck. Benefits are better than other places although health insurance is getting worse. Some products are commodities and some have potential to be market leaders. Engineers seem on the ball and the science is sound.

Cons

How much time do y'all have? Watch out, experienced dedicated workers! Once you reach a certain age, they'll lay you off and hire someone younger for a song. Meanwhile, the overpaid executive team is more concerned about their stock shares than their employees. They get ridiculous salaries and we get raises that don't match inflation if we get a raise at all. CEO emails to employees are usually depressing. Not a motivational leader. Not really a leader at all. High-deductible health insurance is only helpful in catastrophic cases. No diversity to speak of. Executive team is mostly old arrogant white men. Very few people of color in the workforce. Too many layers in management who seems more interested in getting products to market with flimsy claims not backed up by testing. (Did someone say it's an ethical company?)

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Cons

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4.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

Friendly, helpful colleagues. Vast variety of opportunities for engineers, especially younger ones. Actively supporting the communities where we live and work. Recent changes in management have restored positive outlook.

Cons

A lot of eggs are in the circular-economy basket rather than having the risk more evenly distributed among our product streams. We've lost a lot of talent recently to other businesses, partly because of unhappiness with former management but partly because of pay. Annual pay increases exist but have not even come close to keeping up with inflation.

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