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

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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2K reviews
3.0
Nov 12, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for still. Flexible working is made possible and the general atmosphere amongst colleagues is very friendly. The business has great brands in the UK and the marketing campaigns are fresh and creative, considering how functional the industry is otherwise. Senior Management genuinely seem to want to improvev things and are looking at ways of how this can be done.

Cons

The culture & atmosphere have been stripped off personality over the last 1-2 years through the Dutch HQ increasingly dictating how things are to be done in the UK. There's now uniformity rather than diversity and there is a perceivable lack of motivation and resignation among many employees. Senior Management seem quite disengaged and communication to employees is limited in terms of transparency of what's going on. Whilst people are doing a lot of great work, this isn't really acknowledged on the right way - though it is something that is tried. A personal word of praise every now and then would go a long way but instead monthly achievement competitions are held, which don't really address the issue at all.

3.0
Oct 28, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Career progression can be good for some people - opportunity for International Assignments and travel. Some parts of the business offer flexibility and there isn't a presenteeism culture.

Cons

Such a focus on standardisation that there is little autonomy. Regular restructures make it difficult to work here.

1.0
Apr 30, 2012
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Most people where nice, just the mid and upper management where unprofessional.

Cons

A very unprofessional exit interview. I was told I should start a new career by the head of HR. I just told him to proceed with the interview. I know now why he said that because my old boss is given me bad references, even if i don't use her as a reference, other companies ask if i worked with her (over 15 yrs.) She is the devil.

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