Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,376 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 11,376 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
2.0
Oct 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They supply you with a laptop, work from home, somewhat casual work environment, new offices, free ice cream

Cons

Difficult to advance, ex-military preference, extremely unfair employee rating system, limited upward mobility, sexism, and racism experienced among leadership team

3.0
Sep 29, 2016

as long as you are under 40 years old, you are OK

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work situations, location, personal benefits and in house perks, ( on sighy gym, hair salon, dry cleaning, ride share)

Cons

rush to market, outsourcing, older employees are encouraged to leave

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Unilever Response
9y
Hi. We're very grateful for your comments and feedback. It's great to see that you've highlighted our flexible working practices, perks and location as particular positives of your time with us. We'll ensure that your comments around outsourcing and providing opportunities for all are passed on to the respective teams. We hope your current role is proving successful and wish you all the best.
3.0
Sep 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Fantastic brands and smart people -Opportunities to work on world-class campaigns and learn as you go -Flexible working hours

Cons

-If you are a US-based talent (esp MBA) beware-you are too expensive to move too far up the ladder. There is definitely a ceiling that most will not overcome -Global structure meant many decisions were not made by anyone under a director level (local biz excluded) so it can be hard to feel empowered -Severely underpaid vs competitive companies

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Unilever Response
9y
Hi. Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review of your previous role with us. We appreciate that you've highlighted a number of positives during your time here, including our brands, campaigns and flexible working practices. We'll ensure that your comments around progression, decision making and renumeration are passed on to the respective teams. We hope your current role is proving successful and wish you all the best.
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