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      Givaudan

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      Givaudan reviews

      4.0

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (1,029 total reviews)
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      Christian Stammkoetter

      81% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Givaudan has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,029 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
      2.0
      Feb 22, 2018

      Mid management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      At Ridgedale site, it is a state of art building, experience people and hard working environment. Comparable benefits. Sr management put safety first of everything in the building.

      Cons

      No work life balance and not flexible. For example, there are so many companies nowadays allow employees to work from home at least once a week or when there is a need, but Givaudan is so uptight in that aspect. Even there is a snow storm, no exception. Another thing, Sr management concerns about people safety when walking up and down stairs, but don’t care when people have to drive in snow and dangerous conditions.

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      Givaudan Response
      8y
      Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you feel this way about Givaudan. It is part of Givaudan’s vision to ensure the ongoing company success by preserving our employee health, and ensuring well-being during and outside work hours. As you are currently employed at Givaudan, please get in touch with your local HR Manager, HRBP or line manager. Thank you.
      1.0
      Feb 19, 2018

      Complete dissapointment! Please do not go there

      Road transportation coordinator
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Outstanding salary package State of the art office in the heart of Budapest Excellent reachability both by car and public transportation

      Cons

      I had the chance to breafly work together with some “so-called” experienced Givaudan professionals and some other external consultants in the last couple of weeks. The situation I had to face is absolutely dissapointing: the project guidance had been completely given to external consultants without any real life operational experience or seasoned Givaudan veterans from other continents with no clue what is happening in Europe .... and the most frightening fact is politics ... all the higher ranked managers are protecting their own proteges, internal friends or the status quo... When I had joined the company there was great emphasis on the values like courage, pioneer menthality, willingness to challenge ourselves and other’s decisions....but the things I had experienced are absolutely the oposite : the stream I had worked for is deeply infected with politics and corruption...the corrupt senior leaders immediately wipe out everyone who has a strong menthality in purpose of protecting their position... This place is a good lession for everyone who has any intention of learning how a corrupt and unprofessional stream works in a company with high external profile.

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      Givaudan Response
      8y
      Thank you for sharing your point of view. We are very sorry to hear you feel this way about Givaudan. 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. 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). We take all reviews very seriously and will ensure that your comments are passed to the appropriate teams.
      2.0
      Feb 10, 2018

      Impossible to progress no future

      Quality
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      Pros

      Large 401k Match , sub-par benefits

      Cons

      Management and supervision at the plant very immature. Will do anything possible to prevent personal growth if they don't like you for any reason. It is a dictatorship, it is there way or the highway. No personal growth opportunities.

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      Givaudan Response
      8y
      Thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear that you feel this way about Givaudan. At Givaudan, we recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of the qualifications and abilities needed for the role. We are always striving to improve our work environment, and we appreciate your contribution and feedback.
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