Henkel reviews

Henkel is a company who is very tight on money, and is very political from the top down. This turns into major lack of resoucing (people) and puts too much work on everybody's plate. This burns people out, and can create an environment where nothing actually gets done. Too many generals (managers) and not enough soldiers (independent contributors). Way too many procedures and red tape to go through to actually do something. Germany has to approve much of what happens, which makes everything a slow process. Low raises and overworked leads to high turnover.

No innovation, no strategy, a very short term focus. Pay raises are small if any. Won't hire resources to support day to day business so everyone ends up working excessive hours. German headquarters thinks all Americans are idiots. Global model creates inefficiencies and slow change. Technology and processes are a decade behind competitors.