Toxic behaviour and uninspiring, visionless leadership mired in the past - Global Marketing Director Givaudan Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Some great colleagues: smart, dedicated and knowledgeable - The client roster spans the world's largest food and beverage brands - Generous vacation and additional leave policy

Cons

- Toxic behaviour by some senior managers is tolerated and encouraged because they cosy up to management and have inappropriate personal relationships with them - A 'science first' mentality means that marketing and communications will always play second fiddle - Unfair policies. For example, more junior colleagues in a commercial or scientific capacity were allowed to travel Business Class long distances, while more senior marketing colleagues had to travel Economy Class as 'marketing is less important' (yes, this was actually said!) - Top management is clueless and visionless, mired in the past, barely able to understand the complexities of the market today - Not a diverse place with no sense of how to build and encourage diversity, be it racial or LGBTQ

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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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