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      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (11,374 total reviews)

      Hein Schumacher

      65% approve of CEO

      64% 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 11,374 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
      Dec 7, 2019

      Lot's of dead weight

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance. People are nice Summer Fridays Free Ice Cream

      Cons

      A lot of people here do nothing, leading to others having to pick up the workload. Antiquated systems and quite frankly much of the work itself is a result of processes being flawed and colleagues not being so bright. It's a game of hot potato where teams are trying to push off work to others to the point where the team doing the work makes no sense (no correlation to job description).

      5.0
      Apr 25, 2019

      Purpose driven oganisation

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's vision and values are excellent, I felt proud to work for Unilever and everything in stands for. It is not one of those companies who says one thing to it's consumers but then acts differently internally. The agile working is great, as is the free ice cream (site specific) and staff shop!

      Cons

      Not the highest salaries in the market - people stay because they love the company, not the package. When you do leave you will find it hard to work for just anyone, because you become used to being treated in a certain way and now have the need to find a company that matches your values

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      Unilever Response
      7y
      Thanks for leaving your review about your time at Unilever. It's great to see that you mention our culture and values as some of your highlights. All the best in your future role!
      2.0
      Jul 9, 2018

      Beware of Health Insurance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company vision. Great campus

      Cons

      If you have a spouse or a family member that requires special medical need or attention, I'd strongly recommend you to look elsewhere. Ever since UL changed coverage provider from UHC to Cigna, the healthcare coverage has been awful. I'm spending inordinate amount of time dealing with medical claims denials of my family member for basic medical needs. It's stressful enough being a caretaker for your loved ones but to be caught between the two conglomerates puts a whole new meaning to being "squeezed out." I'm sure UL is saving lots of money from switching UHC to Cigna, but this isn't coming from reducing health care costs or signing a better deal. These savings are directly paid for by the UL employees and families who are being denied essential medical coverage and are resorting to paying out of pocket.

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      Unilever Response
      7y
      We are sorry to hear about your experience. We would encourage you to speak to your line manager about the issues you have highlighted.
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