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      Unilever

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      Unilever reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (11,394 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 11,394 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
      4.0
      Mar 25, 2012

      A solid CPG with good people and great products

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a training ground for new MBA's, Unilever provides a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of brand marketing with solid support from senior leadership, great programs and a fun portfolio of products.

      Cons

      Unilever is a massive organization, with plenty of politics to go around. You have to be confident, politely outspoken and driven to earn your place in the ranks.

      3.0
      Mar 21, 2012

      Ever changing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Name recognition, global organization, opportunity for growth

      Cons

      Continuously changing, silo mentality, very large organization, complex structure, costly unit/region reporting structure, lacks work/life balance

      1.0
      Mar 12, 2012

      Very bureaucratic, poorly managed

      Graduate trainee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible working conditions Great global brands Opportunity to learn Good name on CV

      Cons

      - Poor leadership and management - Low transparency and incompetent feedback given to employees - very negative and unconstructive - Outsourced HR and IT - Highly bureaucratic and inflexible. Internal moves and promotions difficult - Don't feel like management care about any of their employees on a personal level despite the business' vision to "improve the quality of people’s lives". - A lot of talk with no substance. Management look for evidence of employees' "Standards of Leadership" but don't display any themselves (http://www.unilever.co.uk/careers/apply/graduates/applicationguidanceandtips/) - Many disgruntled employees and low retention among staff in certain areas of the business reflects some of these factors

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