Don’t work here - acquired by investment company last year - Anonymous employee Univar Solutions Employee Review

1.0
Feb 27, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Overall the mid and low level employees are top notch. You can be yourself.

Cons

- acquired by investment company (Apollo) in 2023 - culture shifted to high pressure, low to no reward for performance - It’s about the bottom line and how you look on reports. If it’s not tracked in the system then it never happened. - the culture has shifted to micromanagement - they are doing layoffs and major realignments/seperating LOBs to easier sell off - senior staff is either leaving or retiring early - Univar has historically run lean and now we are moving to run on a skeleton crew - the investment firm overpaid for the company and is trying to squeeze every penny they can

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5.0
Feb 3, 2026
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Pros

I enjoyed the job very stable and friendly people

Cons

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1.0
Jul 9, 2026
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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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