A great company - but beware you will struggle to get promoted - Brand Manager Unilever Employee Review

3.0
Jun 21, 2017
Recommend
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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
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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.

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