Mars reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(4,391 total reviews)
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Poul Weihrauch

92% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Mars has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,391 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mars employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jan 10, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

There is nothing positive about mars, this is not the right company for you! Stay away as there are many other companies in Slough

Cons

Be warned. Mars has a very peculiar culture that allows management to bully their staff. You are expected to work overtime without any additional pay. Projects are never finished as priorities are changed on a daily basis. You will then get the blame in your annual review. Only those that are friends with the management team get promoted. Young people do not stay in that company, most leave within 2 years or so. I would never recommend this company and urge anyone to stay away. It’s simply to worth the stress. You will be undervalued, over worked and pressured. I’ve seen grown adult men cry due to the overloaded pressures of the job. The smart ones leave and this is my intention.

1.0
Dec 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Company has money to spend, and doesn't have the tightest budget. If you work in the offices then I'm sure it is a great culture.

Cons

Working in the field, their company motto doesn't translate. The people in charge of the remote workers aren't held to any standards and treat their employees like garbage. I'm sure it varies based on what team you're on, but the corporate office offers no support to employees with bad managers - regardless of how many employees complain.

2.0
Aug 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company for the most part. They have awesome benefits, brands, and overall a very strong business. They operate in many areas all over the world. IF you get in good you can really be set up nicely. This can be an awesome place to work for sure.

Cons

The cons are mostly around favortism. It can be very dominated by cliques here, you really do have to be with the in crowd for the most part to move up. Diversity is a problem here, so much they called it out at the National Meeting. Yet, they have done little to improve this. Many roles go to similar looking people, so its hard to break that. You can check out HQ offices around the country to verify this or look at who has roles that can get you to the next level, please check around if you don't believe me. I often feel that the playing field isn't equal. There are several high performing people of color of get passed over or are just held in place. I know many have left due to being discourgared or not supported. One last thing, i've seen so many of the "majority" propelled and promoted it's not even funny. Many whom haven't been in role minimum time or have made significant impacts to earn it. Please fix the diversity issue ! Some promotions are not given out to those who earned them, rather who fits in for the most part. Also, certain people get "chances" aka selected to try better jobs, there isn't any consistency on this. If they are comfortable with you, they will promote you regardless of success. Many people are selected for some roles too, sometimes there isn't a fair chance. Lastly, there is so much money left on the table by those who don't know what they are doing in their role, Mars could make sooooo much more money it's not even funny. Lot of people skate by and do little to drive revenue to where it could be. They are still celebrated, so why change? If you threaten the status quo you may not be promoted in some areas. Fitting in here goes a long way.

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