Shareholder value at all cost! - Engineer Henkel Employee Review

3.0
Jul 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary, never bored, and many opportunities to learn. If you crave upheaval and fog, it's a fantastic place to work. The laser focus on shareholder value for the past 12 years has removed any distractions that would normally be associated with a future-focused work environment. There is nearly no personal responsibility required, because everything is someone else's job. It's truly a modern management paradise! It's truly easy to not actually do work, because change might happen, or because the responsibility tree is impenetrable and personal responsibility is simply not a priority. It's all about the PowerPoint, until the template changes and then thank goodness because I was starting to get caught up on my TPS reports. The avoidance of leadership is spectacular to behold.

Cons

Not many. Exhortation by management to writes reviews of every little shared service activity (and on Glassdoor) gets a bit tedious. The outsourced IT is confounding at best (no one is actually responsible for anything), and the near-constant reorganizations can be off-putting, but mostly because people are afraid to do anything that might get questioned.

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5.0
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Pros

Focus on employee development. International opportunities.

Cons

Lots of complicated processes. Silos.

1.0
Jul 2, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, Union job, not terrible work overall

Cons

Management lacks communication and micromanages immensely. Since packaging shut down, outlook on this plant is grim, with little to no positive affirmations from management regarding long term outlook. Zero room for growth at this site.

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