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      Unilever

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      Unilever reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (11,378 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 11,378 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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      Reviews by job title

      11K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 17, 2014

      The people make it great

      Human resources manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Talented people to work with, good opportunities to learn, international exposure. Great variety in work, every day is different.

      Cons

      Poor work-life balance, too much work for the time available, evening and weekend working a fact for many. Long winded decision processes, slow or inadequate IT tools, only senior management levels get focus for career development. No opportunity to share learnings so everyone has to find their own way. Hard as mid career recruit to have previous experience recognised/ appreciated.

      1.0
      Jul 13, 2013

      What was once a great company is now a mess

      Chain development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits & compensation package. Strong brands. Emphasis on teams.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy. Sloth culture- nothing gets done. Decisions made that are counter to growth and common sense. Not sure this division of the company will exist in 18-24 months. Rumors abound that Unilever is exiting the food business and selling off the brands. Roadblocks to successfully winning business make it more attractive to hang in the home office than pursue customers. And seriously, with a portfolio of over 500 items, why would they limit what we can sell based upon our job title? Recent structural changes are disconcerting and morale is lower than Ive seen in more than 15 years.

      2.0
      Jul 12, 2013

      Put People First is one of the Pillars of Unilever, unfortunately not practiced in the real work setting

      Associate brand manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Global company, you own managing the brand from day 1 and you make recommendations that you can see in practice immediately

      Cons

      NO WORK-LIFE BALANCE, especially in the personal care categories. You are expected to work constantly and there is no such thing as vacation or sick time. Takes 4-5 years to be promoted when after 2-3 years, almost all ABMs are ready to be managers. Major disconnect between Global and Regional teams

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