North America in a State of Turmoil - R&D Henkel Employee Review

2.0
Jul 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent pay and benefits. Great product portfolio

Cons

Since the acquisition of Sun Products, the entire North America consumer products organization has been in a state of turmoil, and add in a relocation from Arizona to Connecticut and its a demoralizing place to work. The new hires who will start in Connecticut are being told this is a great company who embraces individuality and innovation- which is does not. You are a German drone to the decision makers in Dusseldorf. You will spend your time doing paperwork, and mailing samples to Germany so that they can make decisions (there is zero local decision making ability). Annual reviews and compensation is based on negotiating, managers get in a room and often those who have zero interaction with you, vote for you to get a poor review, as there is a forced raking system (only so many top reviews available to dole out). You can expect not to be a Top performer 2 years in a row, even if your manager says you performed at that level. Also, promotions are few and far between.

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Henkel Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We understand that the move to Connecticut is a significant change. We would like to reassure our employees that this is an important part of Henkel's growth and offers many opportunities to our employees.

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