Great mission, good business outlook but promotions based on 'who you know' - Corporate Function UL Solutions Employee Review

3.0
Mar 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Laudable mission, good benefits (insurance, 401k and match, PTO), so many smart, talented colleagues. Finally got on board with DE&I after employees launched grassroots initiative, smart CEO

Cons

Very (very!) hard to get promoted unless you're a man or you are friends with the hiring manager, even if you get stellar performance ratings for years. Some departments are still super-political

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

Slow moving changes, Adaption with new technologies is not that great

3.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The work is interesting. Some decent travel is available if desired. If you work hard and set yourself apart from others you can earn a promotion.

Cons

It’s all about who you know. All responsibilities fall on Engineering. Engineering does much more than “engineer” and spend too much time on stuff that admin staff “should be able” to do. When something needs to change the usual solution is to have Engineers be responsible for it because many non-engineers can’t handle mediocre tasks.

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