UL Solutions reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,940 total reviews)
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Jennifer Scanlon

56% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

UL Solutions has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,940 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UL Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Dec 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

UL tends to operate like a standard nonprofit. That means you have a lot of flexibility in what you can do, and that ideally you are able to climb the ladder if you have enough business smarts to do so. They are obviously working towards safety standards as a company, so you are actually working for a company that is actively trying to improve the world. People work here until they die from old age. IT staff are extremely knowledgeable, skilled, and basically keep the company afloat. Hours are reasonably flexible in most positions. There are lots of extracurricular activities around the main HQ (volleyball, basketball, soccer).

Cons

UL tends to operate like a standard nonprofit. So, that flexibility will mean you will be handling things far outside your job scope. This means degreed individuals (esp masters and are given far more specific scopes (and less responsibility /more pay) to do the exact same thing. It is explicit that pay correlates to degree, often by more than 20%. So if you don't have a higher degree but bust your butt, it won't matter come review time nor will it matter because UL pay for those without a degree is beyond uncompetitive. Average entry level positions will pay around 30-50k in careers that usually pay 50-70k. Typical business management is awful, full of nepotism in all the bad ways, and believes that working harder is preferred to working smarter. Salaries do not grow here from where they start, so make sure you start on a good salary or you're going nowhere. I've doubled my salary simply leaving this company. Also nobody gets fired except bottom 10% during cuts, which happen every few years.

3.0
Dec 9, 2015

Moving too quickly

Recommend
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Pros

Relevant and fast paced. Smart staff. BIG clients. Lots of travel opportunities. Great benefits. Lots of room to grow if you ask and push yourself.

Cons

Small companies going through growing pains as they realize they are now a big company. Management has a vision but no real understanding of what it takes to reach it. Managers constantly make promises they can't keep. HR sucks.

3.0
Dec 4, 2015

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good days-off benefit and resources compare to other companies in Taiwan.

Cons

Engineers are partial responsible for sales performance.

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