Not worth the harassment - Team Leader Givaudan Employee Review

2.0
Sep 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Higher management from outside of Budapest office is amazing. They come to make presentations on the business and those are fantastic to listen to. The office is quite nice except if you end up sitting in the corridor where people pass over you all the time. Unfortunately it got quite crowded due to the amount of new people. Givaudan also organized some great events in the past.

Cons

The company has a lot of issues with harassment and HR does not do anything about those cases. Higher management allows themselves horrible sexual harassment comments. Managers are allowed to shout, harass employees with mean messages and emails, and read their private emails and messages without any consequences. HR closes their eyes on these issues, even though reported. The cafeteria package has not been updated in ages and they do not offer any private clinic coverage like many multinational companies in Budapest. The home office once a week is taken too seriously and there is no possibility to take more. The turnover is extremely high even within management and that says a lot.

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Givaudan Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your point of view. We’re sorry to hear you feel this way about Givaudan. Givaudan is committed to providing a working environment that is based on mutual respect among employees and is free from harassment. We have set Principles of Conduct to which every employee is expected to adhere (https://www.givaudan.com/our-company/corporate-governance/principles-of-conduct). Also available is our Compliance Helpline. While our culture of integrity and open communications enable employees to address any concerns directly to their line manager, the Compliance Helpline is designed to provide a ‘last resort’ for those cases in which an employee does not feel able to speak out.

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Givaudan Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re pleased to hear you appreciated the work-life balance and supportive colleagues. We regret to learn that you found career progression and management structure unclear. At Givaudan, we continuously invest in leadership development and transparent career planning processes to help our people grow personally and professionally. We wish you continued success in your career.
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