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"Work life balance is really good" (in 298 reviews)
"Flexible working hours understanding bosses good ethos for staff" (in 164 reviews)
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"cksichtigung der work life balance" (in 194 reviews)
"Slow processes, slow decision making" (in 105 reviews)
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"Amazing People and Purpose and an Awesome Place to Work!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
The list of reasons why Unilever is the best place to work is way too long. So below are just a few:
Purpose – UL realizes the value of people who have a purpose as much as our brands with a purpose.
People – the organization cares about their employees as much as they do customers and consumers. Also the people who work at UL are smart, nice and most importantly authentic.
Brands – It is really an awesome feeling to let people know you work for this amazing company Unilever, and “Oh by the way, they make Dove, Hellmann’s, Ben & Jerry’s”.
Flexibility – agile work environment. Being able to get your job done from wherever, whenever.
Empowerment – being encouraged to own and make decisions and knowing that the leaders have your back.
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With all large organization, process can get in the way of being able to get things done quickly. Unilever has done a tremendous job over the past few years of tackling this barrier by changing the way we work. This has removed a lot of the complexity which has allowed things to be done quicker and simpler.
Unilever 2017-10-06 07:21 PDT ![Unilever Logo]()
"Great Place to Work"
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Approves of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time
Pros
Flexible hours, agile working, nice office place
Cons
It is in New Jersey
Unilever 2018-06-20 19:09 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Great team"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Unilever full-time
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Very nice and smart people
Cons
High turnover rate, lots of meetings
Unilever 2018-06-06 05:32 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Great foundation builder"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
A good place to get your bearings. Meet a ton of people. Travel if it is necessary. Great benefits. Always learning something new.
Cons
Need to jump around to get compensated, need to push for growth. Large corporate structure. Curved performance evaluations.
Advice to Management
Keep an even playing ground. Make sure pay is competitive between teams. Reward people who would like to move up internally instead of external candidates.
Unilever 2018-06-06 14:10 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Great culture"
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RecommendsPros
Smart, enthusiastic, high energy, care about employees, excellent culture
Cons
Difficult to move up, comp is low
Unilever 2018-06-04 08:23 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Maintenance tech"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time
Pros
Good pay, good retirement benefits
Cons
A lot of hurdles to jump through little to none recognition for acheivements
Unilever 2018-06-18 00:18 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Customer Service Analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time
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Great Culture
Benefits
Brands
Free IceCreamCons
There are no cons I can think of
Unilever 2018-05-30 10:30 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Excellent company, impecable values, high standards."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Unilever full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
The people, the products, the processes
Cons
None that I could mention.
Unilever 2018-05-27 10:28 PDT![Unilever Logo]()
"Director"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time
Pros
The culture at Unilever is excellent. People are treated with respect. The working hours are flexible within reason. Diversity of workplace is valued. Paul Polman is an excellent CEO.
Cons
The benefits at Unilever have reduced over time. Additionally, the organization has become "flatter" thus career advancement is rather limited in terms of upward mobility. However, many broadening assignments are available to people at the same work level/zone. Base salaries are generally lower than the market. Hence, turnover is high in areas such as marketing and supply chain planning.
Advice to Management
While cost control is important, U.S. base salaries at all work levels needs to increase. If not, Unilever will continue to experience high-turnover is key functions given a strong job market and high cost of living in the CT and NJ areas.
Unilever 2018-05-27 06:51 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Not the company it once was"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Unilever full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Good benefits - medical, dental, 401k match, what once was a pension is gone. Still a strong sense of culture, socially and environmentally conscious company
Cons
Changes in corporate structure, gigantic global amounts of red tape, commoditization of pretty much everything, layoffs on scheduled basis, pandering to stockholders at expense of loyal employees
Advice to Management
Take care of loyal employees, listen more direct less, continue with work life balance, walk the talk - cost cutting is not just for the workers
Unilever 2018-06-01 13:14 PDT
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Unilever Response
Oct 9, 2017 – The Talent Team
Hi. Thank you very much for providing such an insightful review of your time with us so far. It's great to see you mention a number of positives including our shared values, colleagues, brands and flexible working. We'll ensure your point around processes are passed on to the respective teams, but appreciate your note surrounding the changes put in place already. We wish you continued success and all the best.... MoreLess