Mars reviews

Many talented people are under looked for promotion therefore end up leaving, it's all about who you know and who's bottomyour kissing not about the quality work you do and the target driven performance that you achieve. People are moved into assessment centres before they have even understood the basic role and what it demands, less than 18 months in a role should not permit promotion when those individuals can't even fit the basic equipment or manipulate store systems. Many high performers who have a world of experience are promised the next slots on assessment centres but never get them, although the line managers and upper management are more than happy to off load extra duties onto those experienced employees because they know the work will be done to the standards they require. This has been going on for years and is totally unfair. I ran circles around people, took on extra work, understood systems very well, creative equipment solutions and performed above and beyond but I was not noticed as I wasn't kissing bottoms.

While they are a "family" company, they really don't care so much about your family. You are expected to work long hours, travel frequently and participate in "mandatory fun" activities that conflict with getting any work done, causing you to work longer to get your work done. While there are great opportunities for regular associates to move up the Mars ladder, having specialized education (graduate degrees) is seen as a bad thing and you are discouraged from saying you have specialized education. In many positions this means you will not get a promotion or increase in pay appropriate for you level of education.