Working here was the biggest mistake I ever made in my career - Manager Danone Employee Review

1.0
Dec 26, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

There weren't any pros to working here. The only reason I gave them 1 star is because no stars is not an option.

Cons

Culture was awful, leadership followed "do as I say, not as I do" model HR was completely useless in employee issues French employees were constantly talking about how "stupid" Americans were to not buy $2 branded bottle water from France and instead drank American water No career advancement I was told nothing but lies when I was recruited If you speak against or report bad behavior of a member of the CODI be prepared to have your credibility called into question while you watch that person get promoted I actually had a VP get drunk and tell me which of the girls in the office he liked looking at and which he didn't in graphic detail Constant layoffs and transitioning due to bad business decisions by management Management never held accountable for any actions

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Cons

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