Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,373 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 11,373 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
Apr 5, 2017

Do Not Recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility to work from home, new office being built, company store/discounts

Cons

incompetent managers, stressful work environment, compensation not very competitive, high turnover since people get burned out quickly - a lot of work for very little reward. Culture does not match up with Unilever's values/mission

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Unilever Response
9y
Hi. Thank you for your review and feedback - we appreciate your honest opinion. It's great to see you mention our agile working practices and associated benefits as particular positives of your role. We'll ensure your comments around management, renumeration and turnover are passed on to the respective teams for further investigation. Thank you again for your comments and we wish you all the best.
4.0
Mar 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-can move around and have really diverse experience/development without leaving the company -flexible workplace: work from home, flexible hours -smart and fun people -CEO has strong vision and sustainability focus that is felt throughout the company -real business ownership/responsibility at entry level

Cons

-size can cause the company to get in its own way re: talent management and upward mobility -lots of internal selling/alignment -very corporate feel: lots of acronyms, processes, systems, etc

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Unilever Response
9y
Hi. Thank you very much for your review and feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to provide a comprehensive insight into your current role. It's great to see that you have highlighted diversity of experience, flexible working, the people and vision as particular positives. We'll ensure your comments around mobility and corporate feel are passed on to the respective teams. We wish you continued success and all the best.
3.0
Oct 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible with working from home, awesome work/life balance. A lot of great people to work with.

Cons

Politics is everywhere but this is the worst I've seen it. Your career is fully dependent on having the right Manager or your ability to play the game. Those that do get promoted are often excellent at managing up but don't have the respect from their peers or people at lower levels.

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