Givaudan reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,028 total reviews)
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Christian Stammkoetter

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Givaudan has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,028 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Givaudan 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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1K reviews
3.0
Apr 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Some managers are great and are mentor-like. They have internal programs to build presentation, communication, and professional relationship skills. There is a gym on site free to use (which will hopefully open back up after covid gets better). Although it takes a long time they do have growth opportunities.

Cons

Old fashioned mindset of management: upper management can do as they please and everyone else, especially lower level workers, should do as told and not challenge or ask questions. Growth takes a long time or they simply promote people to prevent them from leaving (high turnover rate in the last few years). Upper management claims to care about employees opinion when in reality they don't: they make decisions then ask how everyone feels after it's done and get defensive and upset when people aren't necessarily happy about it. They refuse to acknowledge or see the problem which has caused high turnover rate. They think that just because they are back to a full headcount everyone is happy, this isn't the case. In fact, the atmosphere is so negative and attitudes so poor it affects those who do enjoy the work and have good managers. Management is pushing for return to normal before things improve with covid and don't care about special circumstances (i.e. high risk people or family members that live with employees) everyone must come in. I get this for those that absolutely cannot work from home, but if you can and have been working from home its an unnecessary risk. Just because some people prefer to work at the office, doesn't mean that works for everyone. There is no flexibility with working from home or to provide a some kind of work life balance. For some managers if you aren't at a senior level they don't give you any opportunities to prove you can do the work. This makes it harder for people to get promoted, unless a few people leave within a few months then they'll promote people who don't deserve it just to keep them. Other option is you have to wait for someone at a senior level to leave and apply for their job to get it.

1.0
Mar 23, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401 matches 8 to 8 percent.

Cons

People are disrespectful and they think it's ok. If you are apart of the committees you will move up. Not a diverse organization in management. If you do see a minority as a manager, give it 6 months to a year they will get rid of you. I have seen it happen twice and they think nothing of it. A true good old boys club that make the rules as they please. By the way HR is just as bad and apart of the click. If you want to make a difference in an organization, this is not the place for you especially if you are a minority. You just won't last. Stay Away.. The whole management department needs to be cleaned out. That is the only way change will our. It would be great if the union would come in.

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Givaudan Response
7y
Thank you for your review. We are very sorry to hear that you feel that way. At Givaudan, we embrace diversity throughout our organisation. Also we are 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).
1.0
May 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I do not have any pros.

Cons

Favortism, work/ life balance only presented to those individuals in management roles, favors such as weight loss reimbursement covered for favored individuals. Joke!

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Givaudan Response
9y
Thank you for sharing your point of view. We are sorry to hear you feel this way about Givaudan. Favouritism is not tolerated at Givaudan. We recruit, employ and promote employees on the sole basis of the qualifications and abilities needed for the work to be performed. Givaudan has set Principles of Conduct to which every employee is expected to adhere (https://www.givaudan.com/our-company/corporate-governance/principles-of-conduct). We are committed to providing a working environment that is based on mutual respect among employees. Furthermore Givaudan, as an industry leader is committed to adhere to high ethical standards in business conduct, compliance with laws and regulations, as well as with company policies, practices and procedures. This includes all our relations with customers, suppliers, shareholders, fellow employees, competitors, government agencies and the communities in which we work.
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