Used to be a great place to work - Anonymous employee Unilever Employee Review

2.0
Mar 6, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Smart, hard working employees - Respected brands - Ethical - Strong values in sustainability, corporate responsibility - Can work from home (although career advancement still depends on office visibility)

Cons

- Company values youth vs. experience. - Frequent reorganizations, downsizings force out seasoned employees and strain remaining employees. - US marketing careers stall at manager level (too expensive vs. other nationalities). - Too many US leadership roles taken by expats. - Long hours working across multiple global time zones will burn you out. - It's not enough to strive for excellence - you must be driven to "win". - Once you're in, salary increases are low. Benefits have been cut over the years. - Many outsourced functions and processes are frustrating to employees and waste time (esp. HR and purchasing).

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Unilever Response
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Thank you for your feedback and advice, and we will take steps to clarify ways of working across teams.

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