Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,371 total reviews)

Hein Schumacher

65% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,371 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unilever 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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11K reviews
1.0
Jun 8, 2018

Downward spiral

Anonymous employee
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Pros

401k is better than any other company. Pay is best in the area.

Cons

No longer has good 401k options, was making 20% return now can only make 4% return due company changing what options we could pick. Healthcare cost has risen 500%, PPO won't cover until you are out of pocket $4,000 then cover 80/20 which puts you further in the hole if you are hourly (salary has bonuses that cover that cost). If you are hourly it is very difficult to move into salary due to management assigning labels how employees are. (You need to be the right skin color to move up quickly due to affermitive action) HR sets quotas on what skin color to hire.

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Unilever Response
7y
Thank you for your review and sorry to hear about your experience. We request that you share your concerns with your Line Manager in the first instance, offering as much information as you can, to help us investigate further.
1.0
Feb 13, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Meeting 1 senior leader who stood apart

Cons

A corrupt senior leadership team that fails to deliver and defies the Unilever core values. Unilever removes Managers that point out the truths, very few offer real skills learnt from real experience with global roll out and software platforms. Shocking example of VP leadership that was unable to restrain crass embarrassing comments. Senior HR are powerless to support staff that need help, from graduates to senior leaders. A true heart rendering business that pays lip service to the values it claims to stand for including sustainability. Bullying at it's worst degree by leaders that disimpower and manipulate female team members unless they were former redundant Sainsburys staff.

2.0
Sep 2, 2017

Disheartening-No advancement for young white male

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company has good salaries and benefits. Provides great experience across multiple functions of the supply chain. They have great brands.

Cons

The company started to really push heavily about 6 years ago its Unilever Future Leaders Program (UFLP) where they promise new college graduates who are accepted in the rotational programs leadership role. At the same time they are pushing Diversity and Inclusion agenda. This means there are very very limited opportunities for a young white male who has 5-7 years experience. You might as well give up if you're over 40. They are more worried about checking the box and political correctness that they don't put the best person in the role. They wonder why there are many employees leaving the company. That's why. No hope for us. This is reverse discrimination which they will deny. They don't promote you if you don't meet the D&I or UFLP. They use the term privately among directors and HR "blockers".

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Unilever Response
8y
Hi. Thank you very much for your review and comments. We appreciate your feedback and will ensure it is passed on to the respective teams. We would suggest you also set up a meeting with your HR Business Partner who will be able to give you some further insight and take on board your feedback.
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