Holcim reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,849 total reviews)
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Miljan Gutovic

53% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Holcim has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,849 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Holcim employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Apr 1, 2011

Challenging and educational

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, work-life balance, HR promotes 2-way feedback during reviews, promotes constant professional development, strict committment to safety at every location

Cons

Lack of communication and last minute urgent requests from parent company in Paris cause undue stress and overtime for many departments

2.0
Mar 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay employees well. A large corporation that moves slow. Too many managers afraid to make changes or suggest changes to improve business.

Cons

A large corporation that moves slow. Lafarge has a lot of high paid employess that produce very little. Top heavy

4.0
Feb 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management compensation is very competitive. Benefits are excellent for management and 401k match is currently(2010) 75%. Lafarge is a global company, willing to relocate valuable personnel.

Cons

Mining is stressful and the current top-down business approach from France is strangling the life out of all workers, both salaried and hourly.

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