Nestlé USA Reviews

Pros

Flat structure has benefits: high degree of challenging assignments, a lot of autonomy, freedom to take initiative outside scope of responsibilities. My work feels meaningful and I am highly engaged. People, for the most part, are great to work with and just good, real individuals. We all seemingly have the right intentions and have a NIH degree of integrity.

Cons

Its not a place for people who are title hungry. If salary and title is what you believe will make for a fulfilling work life, nestle is not for you. More clarity needed on where people stand...sometimes "nestle nice" culture does not allow for enough healthy conflict or transparency of where you stand vs. your peers.

Advice to Senior Management

You hear it from many, but we need to leaders who can think more strategically and have the mind and a plan for the future. Right now, we're chasing short-term goals, and this is hindering success and hurting morale. Get more diversity of thought In leadership positions to provide different points of view and be open to change vs. how we've done things in the past. The world has changed and we need leaders who can better embrace that.

Pros

The people are great. Food is good. They have a gym. Free coffee all day.

Cons

Working as a contractor is the worst thing. I get paid very little and don't get to accrue vacation.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing your thing.

Pros

Good, dedicated people. Good pay and benefits. Great products.

Cons

The last 5 years were terrible. TPM and NCE improvement programs not only wasted millions of dollars, but it sucked the dedication out of people. Plant mgr is a puppet for management that has no clear idea how to develop people, make good product, and make a profit. Factory needs new leadership. Nestle USA needs to tell Vevey it is wasting money on NCE. The good employees want out.

Advice to Senior Management

Danville needs a plant manager, not a puppet. Stop wasting millions of dollars on NCE. If you don't believe me do an honest cost/profit analysis by a truly independent party. Someone who doesn't feel they have to justify the program.0

Pros

It is the world's largest food company.
A well respected, well recognized company.
Many opportunities for international assignments.
Good discounts on Nestle products.

Cons

They are very cheap in their benefits and salary.
To grow within the company you have to be open to international reassignments.
Low level of accountability and a lot of finger pointing when things go wrong.

Advice to Senior Management

Value your most productive employees; no the ones that talk a good job.
Stop complicating processes in the name of productivity; it is not working.

Pros

Good benefits, paid time off, your not mirco-managed. Some great people work there.

Cons

Employee turn over is to high. They need to put experienced people in management position. To many college kids in management position, who has zero people skills. Promotions and positions are based on who you know.

Advice to Senior Management

Value your long term experienced employees. develop a fix it, instead of nix it attitude when training present, and new employees. Please create a course for management in people skills.

Pros

Work with great people who can be lifetime friends

Cons

Subjective and very political promotion. The saying "who you know" definitely applies than level of competency.

Advice to Senior Management

Practice what you preach

Pros

Excellent training. Competent and nice co-workers. Excellent work experience -- you can learn a lot.

Cons

Extremely political. Senior level managers do not communicate to staff at all.

Advice to Senior Management

The associates' own futures should not be a secret. Stop making all your decisions behind closed doors, you're crushing morale and costing yourselves money. You're too smart for that. Lighten up and start communicating like actual human beings.

Pros

Worldwide foot print, great if you don't work in frozen sales.

Cons

working in dsd offers no upward mobility, no opportunity for advancement and very little feedback until there is a problem.

Advice to Senior Management

none that will be heard

Pros

Nestle USA offers lots of opportunity, great work life balance, good relations with upper management, opportunities to relocate are abundant. Benefits and time off are excellent.

Cons

Nestle USA offers many opportunities for promotions but they typically require relocation. Advancement and career paths are the sole responsibility of the employee, there is no set path of advancement.

Pros

The company has very good benefits. RSR, Utility Reps, Merchandisers, and other field sales people have some freedom which is nice.

Cons

A division with very disappointing management and leadership at most levels. Characteristics best described as dishonest and misleading at best. The buddy system is very strong. Dishonest, both straight to your face and in groups. The culture is in a very serious change mode, best described as extraordinarily messed up with low morale. A very insecure work force and low/middle management are extremely political. Incoherent HR generalists who are clueless and robotic. No support from literally anyone and all problems are yours. Backstabbing and manipulation are a daily part of business. The most confusing Houdini unfair compensation structure around. No loyalty and high turnover expected in the future. Other than that a great place to work!

Advice to Senior Management

Be honest with your people. Expect the same from your managers and HR folks. Make things stable and transparent. It's sad to see the seasoned quality people leaving and having 22 year old college grads being placed into positions undeserving.