BASF reviews about "nepotism"

Didn't feel that diversity was a priority. A lot of nepotism. Very cliquest.

Nepotism nation, rely heavily on individuals instead of robust processes to operate. High turnover of senior managment goals are everchanging. Micromanagement is a way of life. Use or be used environment, the objective is to find a way to put work off on others and take credit for it.

* Very nepotistic, although this may not be different from any other company. Future upper management selected very early on in their careers; they will get mentorship opportunities that you will not. * Related to the above point, temper your career expectations. This is a good place to stay for many years while bringing in a consistent, solid paycheck. The level of nepotism and foreign delegates who come to the US and occupy management spots mean you are not likely to see much upward growth, as others who have been hand picked as "future leaders" will occupy those spots. Sometimes, they won't even interview for them. * Generally does not (monetarily) value technical expertise. You will not be "highly" compensated unless you are a manager type and every young engineer (especially PDPs) wants to be an SVP one day, so good luck * Early career engineers generally pressured to stay technical by the very people who did not stay technical for obvious reasons (compensation, upward opportunities), and it will be at the young professional's expense but the managers' benefit

Low pay High staff turnover No interest in employee retention too many meetings skills are overlooked in favour of constant nepotism

am clueless as to why good reviews Was at geismar site and that place operates like separate fiefdoms on same grounds. If u r lucky and end up in good plant based on full blown NEPOTISM that's great but if not u end up in one of three plants that suck big time. Human Resources doesn't have a clue. FEAR breeds contempt and more FEAR! Never saw so much dumping on good people while the mediocre employees just did whatever they damn well pleased. Training nearly non existent Everything is by contract and quite frankly found 401K terrible with only 25 or so options. All designed by retirement age. Benefits were not as great as ppl say. Have def seen better. So many smoke breaks by some employees and nothing said. Crappy inventory for operations. Not enough safety gear. Some areas very poorly managed. Talks a good talk. But does not walk the walk as so many companies don't. Think ppl in relatively poor state just expect to work in plants and only think about money. Just didn't find pay and benefits as high as they thought they were. Arrogant engineers at times. Constant movement and turnover. If it's so great how come so many employee related problems. This isn't the best site and there r some significant issues with management and how things r handled there. Would not recommend. You can do better elsewhere. Stop thinking in terms of only money. This isn't the highest paying job nor the best. Severely reduced pay for 6 months! Even though u r doing the same work. No information on benefits at all for nearly 3 months. Would u take a job without knowing something ! Politics as usual. Poor training quality. No inclusion initiatives. Laissez faire attitude about safety. Don't let them tell u they r safety oriented. Saw all kinds of shortcuts and no management ever said a word. Site is very dirty esp in control rooms. NEPOTISM and severe favoritism shown. Diversity? What diversity. Poor HR management. Sink or swim attitude towards employees.

Bureaucracy, Nepotism, Check the box Diversity