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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1.0
Jun 10, 2019

Very Concerning

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits if you get them.

Cons

Only earn half a vacation day per MONTH. Less than a week for the whole year. Poor management, low chance of advancement. Absolutely awful.

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Givaudan Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you feel this way about Givaudan because it is part of Givaudan’s vision to ensure the ongoing company success by preserving our employee well-being during and outside work hours. When hiring, we always look at internal candidates, promoting from within whenever possible. As you are currently employed at Givaudan, I suggest that you get in touch with your local HR Manager, HRBP or line manager to express your needs.
2.0
Jul 6, 2015

No direction

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Pros

Interesting work. Free samples, gym

Cons

Lack of career path, lack of direction from management, difficult personalities, cult-like environment

1.0
Apr 30, 2015

An internal mess full of bullies

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Closed last week of year

Cons

Not enough headcount - people forced out in suspicious ways at NJ locations, others retire and quit, no one hired to fill these positions, those remaining expected to absorb the workload. People in both NY and NJ offices overworked, miserable, little room for growth and rare promoting from within, no raises or bonuses unless you're "important" (perfumers, upper mgmt, sales) everyone else expected to work like dogs to pad the important people's bank accounts. Clunky systems that slow down work, terrible customer service to clients, clients complain that business is more difficult with Givaudan compared to competitors. NY office very cliquey, old ladies that behave like mean girls, higher ups allowed to bully others and get promotions for it, different rules for different teams, certain teams given perks that Others are not and upper mgmt allows. Surprising that this company isn't sued more often for all the unethical and illegal practices they allow to occur openly.

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