Poor management, total lack of respect for Staff - Finance Univar Solutions Employee Review

1.0
Oct 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good people remain and can be found. Great place if you like style over substance. Good Pension scheme was available, though now dwindling for new starters.

Cons

A Company in a "managed decline" - the Chems industry has been dwindling for years, corporate investors are taking what value they can out of Univar and leaving. Minimal investment as a result. People leaving in droves ever since botched introduction of SAP and poor management decisions ever since. Very little respect for Staff from higher management, resulting in high staff turnover and poor morale. Dwindling benefits for staff.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Unlimited vacation is a perk.

Cons

The company has serious cultural and leadership issues, particularly around accountability for inappropriate conduct. There have been significant concerns regarding a senior global employee’s behavior, including inappropriate sexual relationships with employees across multiple countries and concerns about misuse of position, influence, and company resources to support his behavior. The fact that these concerns were reportedly allowed to continue raises serious questions about the company’s commitment to "safety". Reporting concerns to HR was not viewed as an effective solution. A workplace cannot maintain trust when employees believe power and position can shield predatory behavior. Employees should also be aware that compensation expectations may not align with reality. Bonuses that employees work toward throughout the year will not be paid out as expected, and communication around these decisions has been unclear and last minute. Overall, leadership has appeared disorganized, unqualified, inconsistent, and lacking direction.

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