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      Mars

      Engaged Employer

      Mars reviews

      4.3

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (4,394 total reviews)
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      Poul Weihrauch

      92% approve of CEO

      77% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Senior management

      Mars has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,394 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 5, 2016

      Under paid

      Dogs body
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Plenty of time off with the shift patterns. Management don't really get on your case unless something goes wrong

      Cons

      Your salary is made up of base pay, GTB and and annual "bonus" but your still underpaid. Which they freely admit. To get to my 75th percentile or in lay and terms to get to what I should be paid will take 10 years of pay rises. Getting screwed over at the minute so that management get a massive bonus at end of year. No annual all associate day anymore or Xmas hampers.

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      Mars Response
      9y
      Hello and thanks for your feedback, we appreciate both your positive and constructive comments. It’s great to hear you mention the focus on work/life balance at Mars, as this in an area we promote far and wide across the business. We provide a wide range of benefits to our Associates and regularly benchmark our salaries to make sure they’re competitive. However, our approach is about more than just money. Our Mars ‘Total Rewards’ is a package that is designed for each Associate and includes some fantastic benefits which give you the freedom and flexibility to select what suits you as an individual; including a company pension, unpaid leave, private health insurance and wellness programmes running across our sites. Where able, we on occasion offer rewards such as the Christmas hamper you mentioned and we do include an additional company holiday on Christmas Eve in addition to standard bank holidays. We would like to encourage you to contact our Associate Service Centre to raise any further comments you have, we would really like to speak to you about your feedback in more detail. - Mars
      4.0
      Jul 1, 2016

      Territory Manager

      Territory manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There was freedom to grow your business as you saw necessary. Great benefits, 401K, vacations, etc. The people I worked with were good and honest people who truly worked together as a team.

      Cons

      Hard to keep up with constant turnover and changes to management, policies, directives and priorities. They also make you take a survey and penalize you if you say anything negative.

      2.0
      Jun 10, 2016

      Downward Spiral, Look Elsewhere

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I was really impressed with the onboarding process and everything that was discussed with me when I first started. They seemed genuinely interested in my future and how I could make the best impact with my team and the company. They give you a decent amount of days off, although it has recently decreased due to the merging with Mars. Benefits are pretty good also.

      Cons

      Things quickly changed and you could tell there were obvious differences after the Mars takeover. It seems like the more Mars influences the culture (their idea of "One Mars") the more certain job aspects that used to be pros at Wrigley are now gone. Micromanagement has become a common theme in several aspects of the workplace. They also have a set track of how they plan to advance your career (cannot change positions until after a specific period of time has passed)and they will not deter from that unless you are a favorite of your boss. It also seemed like people liked being there for 10 hours a day, and if you didn't need to be, it felt like you didn't work as hard as the rest of the team. I don't know if there was pressure from the company or if associates just really loved being at work for that long. The office is also in a horrible location. Even if you live in Chicago the only "easy" way of getting there is to drive and your neighbors are Waste Management.

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