Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,172 total reviews)
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Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Apr 16, 2016

Excellent work environment however minor support on development

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work environment is good, talented and open employees are recruited which makes cooperation and collaboration relatively easy and enables quality work. Most of my colleagues have high level of respect to the other ones independent from nationality which creates a supportive, good and relatively honest environment (filtered of course with some unavoidable level of politics).

Cons

Appreciation stops many times only on the level of words. The company is very cheap when it comes to promotions, trainings etc. In recent years there is no training, ideally no travel (only for top management) and general hiring freeze (which makes life difficult for those who stay - more efforts for the same compensation). Promotions are also prolonged as much as possible to save on that as well, although the company is doing very well financially. If the company went through a difficult time and such measures were introduced temporarily, it would be understandable, but in this case the light cannot really be seen at the end of the tunnel and the belt is getting tighter and tighter without a strong reason. When it comes to communicate the results, everything is extraordinary good, so this creates further tension and employees can reasonably question, why then the company is saving so much on them. It is easy to find yourself with a very good rating indicating that you perform above expectations, however in return receive compensation & benefits below expectation (no trainings & travel despite promises, bonus cut on certain managerial level and delayed promotion despite the good rating and performance).

3.0
Sep 3, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Decent insurance. Recently hired someone over safety that actually knows what they're doing and seems to care.

Cons

No incentive to excel. Management does not seem to value hard working, dedicated employees that go beyond. No raises for years. Experience seems to mean nothing. Cheap is all that seems to matter. Workload is unrealistic.

3.0
Apr 5, 2023

Anywhere but here

Recommend
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Pros

People, Hybrid Work, Decent Pay

Cons

You will be treated like a number to this company. They do not care about you or your advancement. There are constant layoffs and the turnover is very high (as much as HR likes to deny this). Many of the managers are only managers because of length of time with company regardless of management experience or training, which creates toxic work environments for many employees. If you are looking for a place to grow this is not it as they will always choose to external hires over internals.

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Henkel Response
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Thank you for supporting our team as an Analyst and posting a review of your experience in Stamford, CT. At Henkel we focus on the individual development of our employees by providing a wide range of learning opportunities. We also want to keep improving and therefore appreciate your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you have not benefitted from the learning opportunities we offer and that you also experience an unhealthy working environment. It is important to us that employees can count on the support of their managers and that you have the possibility to unleash your full potential within our company. To help us support you in developing your skills and career, we encourage you to have a conversation with your local HR department to advise you. Best regards, Your Henkel Team
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