Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,386 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 11,386 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
3.0
Jun 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very strong culture of sustainability, doing good and believing in brands. A well respected company for your CV that recruiters and other companies really value. Good for learning about business and marketing.

Cons

Stifling inability to progress or be promoted: roles are being constantly downgraded meaning more junior people do increasingly senior/stressful work without the recognition or salary. It is not uncommon for an ABM to be doing the work of a SBM - and senior management know this. People hang around because they believe Unilever is a benevolent company that will reward them fairly, but sadly this isn't always true. Beware: the squeeze is especially severe at Work Level 1 (i.e. ABM) - it is near impossible to move on from this level in the current business climate. Almost there is a ludicrous amount of tension between Global and Local team, which means you waste more than half your time gaining 'alignment' internally rather than doing anything meaningful.

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Unilever Response
8y
Hi. Thank you for sharing your comments around your previous role with us. It's good to see that you highlight our strong culture of sustainability and the opportunity for learning more around business and marketing in general. We'll ensure your points around progression and workload are passed on the respective teams. We hope your current role is proving successful and we wish you all the best.
5.0
Jun 19, 2017

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Giving a great opportunity to retire to a wonderful place

Cons

They really should do more back ground checks on the managers they place on the production floors, some are not really manager material.

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Unilever Response
9y
Hi. Thanks for your review and comments. We really appreciate you mentioning Unilever as a great place to work. We'll ensure your points around management and understanding needs. We wish you all the best and continued success.
4.0
May 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Agile working, Great benefits, Good location

Cons

Low Pay, too much red tape when trying to get work accomplished, no career growth opportunites

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Unilever Response
9y
Hi. Thank you for your review. It's good to see that you highlight agile working and benefits as particular positives. We'll ensure your comments around renumeration and growth opportunities are passed on to the respective teams. We wish you continued success and all the best.
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