Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,387 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 11,387 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
Oct 14, 2011

Awful

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a big company, with opportunity to move around a lot. You have to be a special breed to do it, but you may even get as far as a level 3 or 4, but that is only for the exalted few

Cons

The ideal Unilever person is one who joins with no real experience of how other companies work. You can be moulded into the company ideal, complete with inane phrases and three letter acronyms. With the required amount of arrogance and distain for both your colleagues, and especially anyone who you consider your subordinate, you will think your are getting ahead in the structure, but your goals will always just be beyond your reach. All the time your personal life will suffer from the long hours, and poor pay.

4.0
Oct 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The systems, processes and knowledge are excellent in its industry. It is a great training ground for a professional in CPG.

Cons

- Increasingly frequent acquisitions, though strategic, are causing a continuous restructuring of the company, consequently causing a great sense of job/ future insecurity, forcing executives to take shorter-term business planning decisions and survive day by day, rather than taking a more strategic view of the business. Biggest challenge for Unilever currently is to manage a consistently changing internal environment and yet maintain its competitive edge in the external environment.

4.0
Sep 30, 2011

Satisfying, but not extremely rewarding

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Good team of people Challenging environment Opportunities to grow

Cons

Low pay compared to other companies Very difficult to grow

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