Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,394 total reviews)

Hein Schumacher

65% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,394 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
1.0
Jan 28, 2015

don't go to this company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Bad compnay, bad company, bad company

Cons

Bad company, hypocrite people, liar senior managers

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3.0
Jan 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a company in fortune 500. Good to for new graduate gain experience in the first step, then step up in a better company.

Cons

Unilever Canada keeps shrinking due to main market is in US. Unilever Canada will eventually change to a distribution chain of Unilever products.

2.0
Dec 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It can be tough to get into this company and you feel that everyone you work with is an expert in their field. No dead wood in the organistation.

Cons

Expected to work every hour under the sun - especially in a global role where you're dealing across time zones. Senior managers appreciate work/life balance but that disappears down the hierachy. Having a multi cultural environment is a great thing but people tend to stick in groups which alienates others. Dog eat dog approach with lots of finger pointing when things don't go as planned. You're made to feel like you should be grateful to work for such a company rather than them be grateful to have you there. Distinct lack of career progression. Expected to be content with moving sideways in roles at the same level for up to 5 years before making any progression. Non existent personal development conversations with managers. 2 people in my immediate department left within the 2 years I was in the company due to mental health issues brought on by the roles they were in. Poor salary when you benchmark externally.

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