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      Unilever

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      Unilever reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (11,385 total reviews)

      Hein Schumacher

      65% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,385 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
      3.0
      Oct 14, 2011

      overall; good place to work but eventually compensation is a bit too low

      R&d manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good working environment, team working. Flexible working. Not too hierarchical, your voice can be heard Many opportunities for lateral career move

      Cons

      Slow, bureaucratic, risk adverse Lots of statements of intention but does not really materialise Compensation definitely below industry average Organisation gets flatter, with fewer opportunities to move up whilst more is asked for same level of compensation

      1.0
      Oct 14, 2011

      Awful

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a big company, with opportunity to move around a lot. You have to be a special breed to do it, but you may even get as far as a level 3 or 4, but that is only for the exalted few

      Cons

      The ideal Unilever person is one who joins with no real experience of how other companies work. You can be moulded into the company ideal, complete with inane phrases and three letter acronyms. With the required amount of arrogance and distain for both your colleagues, and especially anyone who you consider your subordinate, you will think your are getting ahead in the structure, but your goals will always just be beyond your reach. All the time your personal life will suffer from the long hours, and poor pay.

      4.0
      Oct 6, 2011

      A great learning experience.

      National account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The systems, processes and knowledge are excellent in its industry. It is a great training ground for a professional in CPG.

      Cons

      - Increasingly frequent acquisitions, though strategic, are causing a continuous restructuring of the company, consequently causing a great sense of job/ future insecurity, forcing executives to take shorter-term business planning decisions and survive day by day, rather than taking a more strategic view of the business. Biggest challenge for Unilever currently is to manage a consistently changing internal environment and yet maintain its competitive edge in the external environment.

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