Cytec FAQ

Work is satisfying and you are allowed to do your work without being micromanaged

Company was downsizing at the time I left so the position would have been cut

People work with like family. Room for development with yourself.

Very poor management. Very clique with certain people and not trusted. Low chance of progression. No clear direction of company.

Look at yourself. Respect and trust working staff.

People work with like family. Room for development with yourself.

Very poor management. Very clique with certain people and not trusted. Low chance of progression. No clear direction of company.

Look at yourself. Respect and trust working staff.

this company is very good

I like this company still

Pay rates seemed good - promises of personal progression seemed good too

Training that was promised (in respect of the lab management system) never appeared, leaving with much pressure to deliver results, but without the ability to effectively use the systems - familiarity with the system was provided by a third party who did not speak English very well and was far too pressured themselves to spend sufficient time. Manufacturing equipment was in a good number of cases incapable of producing the planned output - making adjustments to the machinery meant a lot of clean-down time, so the shop floor staff were reluctant (borderline belligerent) about any attempts to get to the bottom of problems, or any delays to getting a job started (for example to check settings) and so many batches of defective or borderline product were pumped out of the end of the lines. The result of this culture was that I was placed under almost unbearable pressure to "pass off" defective batches of materials - to ignore the criteria for testing, and to turn a blind eye to testing practices which in no way emulated the real world conditions under which these materials would be used. - These materials are going into high performance vehicles and aircraft, often as structural elements - cheating the tests was and is in my opinion simply not acceptable. I was pressured / bullied into quitting because I would not engage with these immoral practices - HR took a very large part in this when I foolishly thought they would be the ones to support me - they are hand in glove with the MGT team.

Invest some of the huge profits in newer equipment Listen to the shop floor staff when they point out issues with the equipment. Stop "testing til you get a pass" then passing the whole batch. Stop "vaccing for 24 hours" before testing and stick to a normal vac cycles. Provide adequate training on the lab test system. If you promise someone training then you should schedule and deliver it.