Unilever reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(11,387 total reviews)

Hein Schumacher

65% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,387 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
Dec 29, 2022

Rampant and Poor Mismanagement

Recommend
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Pros

They have good benefits and you start with 3 weeks vacation

Cons

Condescending and poor management seems to thrive at the company. HR is exactly what everyone says it is; HR is there to protect the company not the employee. My manager had over 15 people leave within 2 years under his lack of leadership with complaints to HR and he still has a job. Nepotism also is present where only select people will succeed. HR is also terrible and does not care about the lower level employee despite the anti retaliation and harassment policies. The company’s goal is to make any product they get cheaper and hope the consumer doesn’t notice the difference. There are no new innovative products, just watered down products from companies they have bought. Also the blatant discrimination against the covid unvaccinated was driven by their failed glaxo smith deal which eventually was removed. People are promoted based off of their physical characteristics not the merits of their work.

3.0
Sep 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible work hours, hybrid model, free ice cream bars

Cons

Poor people managers, micro management to an extreme (screenshooting past direct messages, dictating emails and email language, not permitted to travel when necessary due to managers fear to ask for approval), no people manager training, mixed messaging regarding hybrid work policy, lack of support from upper management regarding career transitions into new roles

3.0
Aug 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great brands, decent benefits, free ice cream.

Cons

Unrealistic expectations, typically low bonus payouts. Absolute disregard for work-life balance despite how much they preach about wellbeing. Ultimately, it is up to you to make sure you don't get sucked into working 12-14 hour days.

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