Does Firmenich pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Firmenich employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Firmenich. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Firmenich?

75% of Firmenich employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Firmenich 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Firmenich?

Intern (19) , Lab Technician (15) , Manager (13) , Estagiário (12) , Project Manager (10) , Internship (9) , opérateur de production (6) , Account Manager (5) , Analyst (5) , Marketing Intern (5) , Scientist (5) , Anonymous (4) , Assistente (4) , Chemist (4) , Customer Service Representative (4)

What are the pros of working at Firmenich according to real employee reviews?

"great people at the place of business" ((in 51 reviews)); "benefits are a lot and company events are good" ((in 38 reviews)); "Good work / life balance if you are not scared for your job or motivated to advance quickly." ((in 26 reviews)); "Good salary & extra." ((in 19 reviews)); "Good Team to work with" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Firmenich according to real employee reviews?

"poor management level" ((in 25 reviews)); "When you figure out that direct supervisors are giving you orders that are putting you in danger, and bring it up to upper management, you get fired." ((in 8 reviews)); "Early shifts because managers come in super early" ((in 7 reviews)); "Advancement opportunities within a department" ((in 7 reviews)); "No training to speak off, budgets for training get cut every time the results are not great;" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Firmenich layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Firmenich layoffs and their outlook for job security at Firmenich in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Firmenich locations?

Don Torcuato , Buenos Aires , Republica Argentina

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Firmenich

Acquired by dsm-firmenich

Firmenich reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)

Gilbert Ghostine

88% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Firmenich has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Firmenich employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

450 reviews

3.0

Feb 22, 2021

Slow growth

Chemist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits and work life balance

Cons

growth is slow, lots of corporate politics

Firmenich Response

Many thanks for sharing your comments. We appreciate your feedback and will pass it on to our teams. We wish you much success in your career.

2.0

Feb 22, 2021

No possibility to grow

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flex Work, Many vacation days, Ticket Restaurant, private Insurance

Cons

There are too many VPs in the company but the company is saving mony on the lowest positions. Poor managment because of lack of people. The hiring process is very slow and complicated. The employee develpoment plan is non existent so if you are in, for example, customer care department you have no possiblities to grow unless you have some experience from a previous company. You can work in the same position for 6 or 7 years and you never get promoted. They prefer to hire people from the outside that already have the experience. The only department that gets promotions all the time is HR. Also, they like to show off that they fight for equaltiy when in their very departments there is no equaltiy.

Firmenich Response

Thank you for sharing your comments. 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 . We wish you success in your career.

3.0

Feb 20, 2021

growing the knowledge, not the carrier

Food technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

huge benefit in learning from the job and from the customers. free coffee and fruits, lunch coupon of 5 euro

Cons

biases between employees, some very well treated and some left with no development chances and significantly lower recognition compared to the invested effort

Firmenich Response

Thanks for sharing your comments on Glassdoor. We will share your constructive feedback directly with our management and local HR teams. We wish you continued success in your current role.

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