Mars reviews

In some respects, Mars doesn't "value" their employees from a monetary perspective. Salary levels are pretty set at what you sign up to, and are influenced heavily by market "comparisons" (they never divulge the specific detail) and are also compared to other associates at the same level in similar roles. Good luck negotiating a pay increase that is outside the normal development system because they are generally reluctant unless you are some kind of super hero. The "lets treat everyone the same" mentality can bring into play serious cases of "tall poppy" syndrome. Mars typically doesn't like to "promote" people doing great things, recognition is often private and contained - probably because people are afraid to single out high-performing individuals. It is hard to maintain motivation as a "high achiever" as the business treats you the same to everyone else who are doing a mid-range job. Networking and career advancement is a real problem in the organization and feels heavily politically driven. The business does not recruit/network well across business units (chocolate, food, drinks, wrigley, petcare etc) and pushes the individual (ie you) to take control of this with pretty much no support (a very difficult thing to do). Roles come and go but generally there isn't a lot of movement so trying to plan your next career move is extremely difficult. Mars has a very heavy "set and forget" mentality. They tend to rely on the fact that associates are engaged enough to be satisfied where they are until an opportunity arises, so they do not know how to cater for the high-performing and ambitious individual who desires to create their own opportunity. The business is also very global, which can be problematic as decision making from "up the ladder" that has no practical or specific relevance to the site must be followed - often costing time and/or $ for no particularly constructive reason. Challenging global direction is generally frowned upon, and a "follower" mentality is generally expected from the senior management.

Little to no communication about vision and how people fit in If you have different ideas of suggestions that don't "fit" their mold - you're risking your job Political Very different environment from the candy side of the business - little people focus Little to no trust in leadership