Mars reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(4,395 total reviews)
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Poul Weihrauch

92% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Mars has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mars employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
Oct 17, 2015

How did the company get here?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At one time, Mars was a company were everyone encouraged their friends and family to apply because every associate loved working there. It was home away from home and everyone was fully engaged in doing their best for betterment of the company. Having 20 years of service, with five family members working for Mars was common and valued.

Cons

Now the company is trying to increase their engagement by filling out ridiculous surveys that mean nothing other than a score for corporate. You had engaged associates, who bled for the company, who worked to support production while missing out on family outings....all for the name of Mars.

2.0
Dec 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and bonuses are great, dogs are allowed on-site, location in the Nashville suburb is great, casual dress code

Cons

Highly political environment, management focuses on what you're doing wrong and call you out on it and rarely acknowledge what you're doing right, lots of gossiping, lacks corporate maturity by hiring inexperienced people with poor people and management skills, open office environment allows everyone to watch/listen to everyone which feeds the gossip chain, no work/life balance, personnel evaluations by management are political and sometimes includes aspects of an associate's personal life, has a designated 'crying room' which is a small, windowless office with a table and a few chairs - used for terminating employees, high turnover, too much politics for a company this size, quick to fire people.

1.0
Aug 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fix this company, you're losing money and talented minority associates!

Cons

They have such diversity issues here, good minority associates get passed over constantly or have a glass ceiling put over them. Really hard to advance your career here. Also the business is ran like someone from the 80s teleported to 2020....Full of BS, buzzwords, lack of diversity moving up, bad decisions, chasing trends, not being smart, constantly doing reorgs, and the place is run off of popularity and mobility not talent!

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Mars Response
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Hello and thank you for your review of Mars. We appreciate all feedback, both positive and constructive. Our decision-making process is always guided by our Five Principles to ensure each of our Associates has fair opportunities - ensuring our teams are as diverse and as inclusive as possible. We're always looking at ways to improve and make our processes more transparent, so we'll make sure to pass on your comments to the relevant teams. Thank you again for your review.
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