Upper Management need to listen!! You WILL push out the people that you need!! - Anonymous employee Univar Solutions Employee Review

1.0
Nov 2, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people in Dublin!! Dublin and the plants for both legacy sides are the best of the best! Legacy Nexeo in WW are also best of the best!

Cons

Way to many layers of management and people but nothing gets done until Dublin or legacy Nexeo gets involved! Product Line Management from legacy Univar are so far removed from their own line - they have no clue what is going on. How is that even possible?? Legacy Univar does not have a sense of urgency at any level outside of their plant individuals. Change Management - if I hear that one more time I’m going to loose it!!! Legacy Univar has no clue what the true definition is of change management nor how to even do it! How is it possible that legacy Univar employees make more money then there equal at legacy Nexeo, but legacy Univar does less? The punch in clocks in Dublin are a joke as well!! Do you really need to babysit employees like this? Legacy Nexeo never had to do this , but could it be that we have a great culture and trust our employees? Could it be that legacy Nexeo does not have layers upon layers upon layers of people doing the same job? Who knows but a terrible choice!! Insurance a complete joke!!! Whoever on the legacy Univar side negotiated with BCBS for 2020 benefits did a terrible job and should be fired!

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Univar Solutions Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share candid feedback on your experience. We recognize that we are still within our first year of integrating Nexeo Solutions and Univar into our new company, Univar Solutions and that much is being asked of teams in a short amount of time. By transforming ourselves into a new company, we are building a new foundation and with that comes challenges along the way that we are that are being addressed. Our leadership team takes all employee feedback very seriously and is committed to continuing to listen via surveys, focus groups, and open door communications. Thank you for your 8+ years of service.

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