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      Unilever

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      Unilever reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (11,388 total reviews)

      Hein Schumacher

      65% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,388 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unilever employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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      11K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 10, 2023

      Highly Political Profits Driven Culture

      Brand manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some great people and highly intelligent co-workers, good pay and benefits, some great brands

      Cons

      The company doesn’t seem to teach anyone how to manage people so many individuals who are good “doers” get promoted simply because they can hit numbers yet have no business managing others. Team unhappiness is simply overlooked as long as growth is being generated. Politics run rampant here with global vs local often fighting and people jockeying for power. It makes the environment exhausting and burns employees out.

      2.0
      Feb 21, 2023

      Doesn't put people first

      Commercial account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic brands and unbelievable quality of individuals. Unilever is truly a place where you will find friends for life, and gain a wealth of experience across multiple categories and with great brands. Opportunities to gain cross functional experience are far greater than in most businesses.

      Cons

      One of the key mantras at Unilever is "putting people first," however this doesn't translate to the day to day. If you're struggling with anything in personal life, Unilever will refer you to various external support lines etc but won't actually ask/ check in with you on an individual level. Management can be too focused on progressing their own career to take the time to check in, particularly over the last 4 years where working in FMCG can be so turbulent. Very little quality mental health support which is a shame, and very difficult to have conversations with HR who are thinly spread across multiple teams/ business units. From a progression perspective, you will get prioritised if you've been on graduate schemes as they will fast track people there, even over staff who operate at a higher level/ more experienced.

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