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      Unilever

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      Unilever reviews

      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
      4.0
      Mar 28, 2017

      review from a designated "high performer"

      Associate brand manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -can move around and have really diverse experience/development without leaving the company -flexible workplace: work from home, flexible hours -smart and fun people -CEO has strong vision and sustainability focus that is felt throughout the company -real business ownership/responsibility at entry level

      Cons

      -size can cause the company to get in its own way re: talent management and upward mobility -lots of internal selling/alignment -very corporate feel: lots of acronyms, processes, systems, etc

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      Unilever Response
      9y
      Hi. Thank you very much for your review and feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to provide a comprehensive insight into your current role. It's great to see that you have highlighted diversity of experience, flexible working, the people and vision as particular positives. We'll ensure your comments around mobility and corporate feel are passed on to the respective teams. We wish you continued success and all the best.
      3.0
      Oct 31, 2016

      Great, if you can play the game.

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very flexible with working from home, awesome work/life balance. A lot of great people to work with.

      Cons

      Politics is everywhere but this is the worst I've seen it. Your career is fully dependent on having the right Manager or your ability to play the game. Those that do get promoted are often excellent at managing up but don't have the respect from their peers or people at lower levels.

      4.0
      Jul 28, 2016

      IT was the BEST of TIMES, IT was the WORST of TIMES

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart young people, like shiny pennies in the sun; Great facilities and benefits, goal oriented long term project targets, some of the nicest people I have ever worked with. Relative stability as a true giant of commerce. Few, if any, fist pounders

      Cons

      Exists as a communist state stifling most creativity. There were meetings to the 3rd power of pi focused on triviality. As with most communist regimes, party members; sorry, employees, worry about the limited chance to move up the food chain but find it better to just be quiet. Zero risk takers with zero personalities. Lunch should not be the highlight of your work day.

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      Unilever Response
      9y
      Hi. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of your previous role with us. We appreciate the feedback and will ensure it's passed on to the respective teams - it's good to see that you felt the people you worked with were 'some of the nicest...you have ever worked with'. We hope your current role is proving successful and wish you all the best.
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