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Great company that needs to evolve - Anonymous employee Firmenich Employee Review

4.0
Apr 20, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Passionate people Always a new project to jump on. Impressive top managers level when you’re in the right teams/on the right accounts.

Cons

People with global responsibility outside Geneva have insane hours because Geneva people always want to be included in the meetings. Sometimes 5 meetings with everyone are needed to kick off a simple task (and nothing will happen if not). Big discrepancies of efficacy levels between new comers (extremely high) and other managers (less high). Business part/analysis level needs to be improved (too many fragrance experts and not enough business experts).

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Pros

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Cons

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Thanks for sharing your review! It is nice to hear about your positive experience.
3.0
Mar 12, 2017
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Pros

Range of creative, scientific, business, supply chain and support jobs. Global experience and mobility opportunities (at mid to high level positions). Good health benefits compared to many other companies. Company is strong financially and growing financially (but opportunities are being filled by outside talent, not internally)

Cons

Pervasive clique-oriented culture and sink-or-swim for those not in a protected group, both which play key roles in advancement opportunities. Perception and network matters more than individual results. Inequitable distribution of heads to sites in dire need. Poor HR environment for quality employee support, growth, and development. Burnout becoming very pervasive, with company asking for more-and-more. IS systems are cumbersome and poorly designed...creative more inefficiency instead of solving efficiency issues.

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