Downward Spiral - Marketing Director Henkel Employee Review

2.0
Sep 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

opportunities to go abroad, large company with a lot of upward potential for promotions, chance to work on national brands, chance to meet many ambitious, Type-A people

Cons

The Henkel culture is based on fear. Decision-making is so centralized that the local country can't even change the color of a flower on the packaging without approval from the sole global decision-maker (dozens of people can say "no" along the way, but only one person in the entire global company can say "yes"). Complete lack of true leadership, lack of motivation for employees. The company is in a downward spiral. Extremely high employee turnover - no respect for work/life balance, high rates of burnout.

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Henkel Response
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At Henkel we believe people are our strongest asset. We foster a culture of leadership and encourage all employees to act as entrepreneurs and take ownership so they can make a difference for Henkel.

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