Does Symrise pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Symrise employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Symrise. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Symrise?

68% of Symrise employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Symrise 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Symrise?

Intern (43) , Estagiário (22) , Internship (20) , Lab Technician (19) , Analista Pleno (12) , Analista (11) , Account Manager (10) , Manager (8) , Marketing Intern (8) , Fragrance Development Manager (7) , Key Account Manager (7) , Laboratory Technician (7) , Production Technician (7) , Analyst (6) , Chef De Projet (6)

What are the pros of working at Symrise according to real employee reviews?

"Good colleagues and team to work with." ((in 45 reviews)); "People there are friendly and cooperative" ((in 39 reviews)); "Benefits are good and flexible" ((in 34 reviews)); "It's okay and good work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good culture and meals are provided" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Symrise according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and conditions vs competence." ((in 16 reviews)); "No career progression and under appreciated for successes" ((in 12 reviews)); "Better communication channels Feedback .bigger" ((in 5 reviews)); "Senior manager was abusive, lying, and in over her head." ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management shows blatant favoritism." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Symrise layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Symrise layoffs and their outlook for job security at Symrise in 2026.

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3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(395 total reviews)

Dr Heinz-Jürgen Bertram

83% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Symrise has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Symrise employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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395 reviews

3.0

Jan 22, 2015

Just ok..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive market, you can definitely learn a lot.

Cons

Management should focus more on training employees.

2.0

Jan 20, 2015

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting industry, lots of food tasting, and work life balance.

Cons

Constantly changing direction, high turn over, no career path, lack of promotions, and expect lay offs.

4.0

Dec 11, 2014

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly culture, good and competent colleagues, good welfare, compensation and benefits and sometimes fun activities for employees to participate in

Cons

Isolated location, hard to travel, strong smell, rather hierarchical culture, contract staff may not get as much perks as permanent staff

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