Mars reviews

I feel like Mars isn't very innovative or "trend setting" with their products. Leadership within the company seems to be all over the place and getting ahead seems impossible unless you're a "favorite". I definitely feel like the workplace isn't gender neutral and it's more about personality than skill when it comes to promotions or even lateral moves. It's really about who you know and how much you're willing to suck up to everyone. There's also a high level of unprofessionalism that I've never experienced before. I've been shocked at the things I've seen and heard from upper management. Sometimes it feels as if I'm in high school again with the amount of unfair treatment and gossiping that I've witnessed (not directed towards me but about co-workers). I feel stuck and like there's no one to trust or turn to regarding these situations. It feels like Mars doesn't deal with problem individuals but instead, they just pass them on to another position or another department in order to not address the issues.

Certain managers threaten to fire almost the entire team on a daily basis, and constantly tell employees they are not good enough. The next minute they will ask you to come in early or work overtime in the same position they just said you are no good at... The atmosphere is so negative here, and no one can be trusted. There is much favoritism and raises/promotions are based on that. They have people called Ombudsman who are supposedly neutral contacts to help resolve issues - they are far from neutral and also far from helpful. They back Mars supervisors or managers each and every time they are contacted, with little to no regard for regular employees or the situations they have been backed into.