Pros
Company Culture. Really believe the 5 Principles and most associates use them in decision making. Open office and access to senior managers across segments. Focus on Sustainability, volunteer, offers great opportunities to give back to People and the Planet. Open communication. Training programs developed in the past 5 years are excellent - leadership training and other. High caliber associates in general. IT Division: close interaction of the IT team to the Business Units, good opportunities to grow,
Cons
Location, salary no longer in the top 75%. In the Global Services division, management favors a single style to get ahead rather than diverse opinions or styles. Still very much an "old boys club". Senior management (Mars Global Services) mostly white males of a certain age and "yes-men". Associates are identified as having "leadership potential" early on and given additional opportunities, coaching and training, creating a 'self-fulfilling prophecy' of talent who excels. While this happens everywhere to some extent, it has become more overt over the past 5-10 years, and difficult or impossible to advance for those not considered the 'chosen few'. Many very talented leaders have left to go elsewhere (and have become CIOs and VPs of other global CPG companies) because they were not among the 'chosen' and were not promoted.
