Givaudan reviews

Employees had to work off the clock and not get paid in the summer. Headcount is too low while employees are overworked. No work/life balance. Poor communication within the company. Impotent HR controlled by upper management that allows people with power to wield it unchecked. No formal training of new employees or uniform protocols. Leads to everyone doing everything differently. Employees were required to come to work right after Hurricane Sandy on Oct 31 even though most live outside the city, public transportation was not operating and many did not have power at home. There is a total lack of humanity and respect for employees.

Givaudan is mostly focused on flavor creation. The difference between the creation side and the production side is night and day. Creation side, people are excited about what they do, and the company likes to showcase - there's clear passion and excitement. On the production side, things are disorganized, neglected and there's an obvious lack of excitement/passion. People just look forward to their next paycheck. The company does not invest in production and most of the needs are neglected. The leadership organization is constantly changing (longest running site director was 3 years...), and as a result, no clear direction exists (constantly changing). The culture is very much silo-ed, and not very much team work. Opposing viewpoints are strongly discouraged (people don't really get a chance to voice their concerns/opinions). Work/life balance is pretty poor (on the production side).