The absolute WORST job ever - Reactor Operator Kemira Employee Review

1.0
May 18, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits are mediocre The co-workers were great The company does not terminate employees for major mistakes You get a lot of experience doing jobs other than your own

Cons

The pay is not competitive. The management chain, starting at the CEO all the way to local managers, may have enough vision to see their nose. The tier for pay is horrible. There is over $10 difference per hour between the top and bottom. The company will lay off, recall, and lay you off two weeks later starting that it is too slow to keep you. However, it's too busy to let you take PTO.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The processes are some of the best and well aligned that I have ever seen in any other company that I've been at. The business is straight forward, uncomplicated and easy to understand how it works. Even when issues arise, they are relatively easy to solve. SAP is a big part of what makes the processes here so straightforward.

Cons

The managers (specifically in supply chain) absolutely ruin the experience of working here. I'm not sure that real leaders (directors, VPs, etc) know how their smaller managers act towards everyone else. It's hard to believe the people in these manager roles were actually hand selected to manage other people when they probably can't even manage their own households. They only thing they're really good at doing is intimidating their subordinates, taking behind their back, and making them feel alienated.

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