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Great benefits, no upward mobility - Chemist Firmenich Employee Review

3.0
Mar 10, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, management pushes employees to use PTO, great work/life balance, nice facilities, friendly staff

Cons

Not many young people, little to no company culture, too much emphasis on degrees and not enough on industry experience, internal politics and gossip is rampant, many unhappy and 'stuck' employees. Overall a good place to work at for 1-2 years and have on your resume, but I found employees who stayed longer than that ended up stuck in their position explicitly told by management they will never be promoted.

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Firmenich Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your comments! Our people are the heart of everything that we do, which is why we actively support their continued growth & development, including mentorship and leadership opportunities. We value and consider all feedback and we will take your views into consideration for future improvement. We will be sharing your comments with our local HR partner and leadership team.

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5.0
Jan 12, 2023
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Pros

Good place to work yes

Cons

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