Is AkzoNobel a good company to work for?

AkzoNobel has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,283 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at AkzoNobel to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AkzoNobel have been left by employees working as Estagiário Superior , Auxiliar De Produção and Assistente Administrativo .

Does AkzoNobel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AkzoNobel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AkzoNobel. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AkzoNobel?

69% of AkzoNobel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AkzoNobel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AkzoNobel?

Estagiário (71) , Manager (40) , Sales Manager (30) , Chemist (28) , Intern (27) , Sales Representative (27) , Analista (24) , Project Manager (24) , Account Manager (21) , Customer Service Representative (21) , Assistente Administrativo (19) , Analista Pleno (15) , Marketing (15) , Supply Chain Planner (15) , Analyst (14)

What are the pros of working at AkzoNobel according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits but not too good" ((in 123 reviews)); "Great people and capabilities." ((in 119 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning" ((in 102 reviews)); "Good salary and advantages" ((in 64 reviews)); "The pay is good and the 401k is good also." ((in 57 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AkzoNobel according to real employee reviews?

"Hard work unappreciated with bad managers" ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of direction from seniors" ((in 28 reviews)); "Upper management is disorganized at times" ((in 16 reviews)); "no oppurtinuty for growth getting bored with senior management" ((in 13 reviews)); "low bonus" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about AkzoNobel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AkzoNobel layoffs and their outlook for job security at AkzoNobel in 2026.

What AkzoNobel locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Rio de Janeiro , São Gonçalo , Recife , São Bernardo do Campo , São Paulo , Mauá , São Roque , Itupeva , Imperatriz , Santo André

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AkzoNobel reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,870 total reviews)

Gregoire Poux-Guillaume

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

AkzoNobel has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,870 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AkzoNobel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufatura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

May 3, 2016

Dreadful

Machine operator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

I couldn't find anything good about the company besides their history over a hundred years ago.

Cons

I'm not sure if they treat the American half of their operations in such a vile way because they secretly hate Americans, but management doesn't care about their employees, even though they say they do. I went through different management, and each was worst than the former. Since we were dealing with a product that affects the health, there is supposed to be a safety supplies readily on hand, however, many of us on later shifts were left without proper safety equipment. The incompetence of management and leads was only second to the subtle hostility, they exhibited.

1.0

Apr 26, 2016

Failing company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was fair to middling, good emphasis on safety

Cons

Constant reorganisations and redundancies stripping experience and knowledge from the company, seemingly to reduce pension liabilities following the ICI takeover and keep shareholders happy. That worked well but you lost the goodwill of your remaining workforce so that many of the talented people left took off too

3.0

Mar 9, 2015

Decent company, crappy HR policies

Staff accountant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

People are good. 401k matching and pension are very good. Healthcare is very low priced for single individuals.

Cons

HR policies. They literally would rather hire an external applicant for more money versus paying an internal applicant, that is better suited, similar pay. They have a pay raise cap at 10%. So if you make $50k and get promoted to a managerial position, the most you can make is $55k. If you were external, you'd make $90k. It makes zero sense.

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