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4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(632 total reviews)
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Poul Weihrauch

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jun 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great Benefits Competitive Pay Some Opportunity for growth

Cons

Out of touch with the times Lot's of red tape Moves so slow

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Mars Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such constructive feedback. We deeply care about our Associates and are dedicated to always improving, so if you would like to provide any further feedback regarding your listed cons, please get in touch with your People and Organization team. We appreciate your perspective and look forward to hearing more from you. Thank you.
1.0
Jun 9, 2021

A waste of career time

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Pros

Love hearing the positive news, even when the ship is sinking, so you walk away happy. Being a cult you are surrounded by an echo chamber, so you will be happy, irrespective of what's going on Fantastic brand recognition you never feel you are missing out on anything until you leave

Cons

1. You never feel you are missing out on anything until you leave. 2. Once you leave and it takes about a year before you realize how demented the organization is. The rest of the world has moved away in salaries, promotions, careers, and you find yourself repeating the 5 principles mantra. 3. Company is hemorrhaging money and losing people and yet, no talk about it. 4. No one wants to change anything. Leadership globally is made up of Western EU expats from a clique , and they don't want change, as they will lose their benefits. 5. Someone tell me how will an expat know how to do business in China? this is a company that has invested billions of dollars over 2 decades. Their Chinese employees tell them candy, desserts are not part of the food habits there! but why will an expat listen? they get paid overseas pay free school for kids, free housing. 6. All Non EU employees are there to fill the room with positive talk and the greatness of the 5 principles! Love it! 7. Speak with some ex Martians, and all will tell you its a cult and they realized it only a few months after leaving. 8. In all honesty I never leave reviews for a company, as why would I want change in a company I have left, let them stew. This is just to forewarn and people who are enthusiastic and tuned for change. Mars is not, so don't waste your time, energy, and enthusiasm.

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Mars Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such constructive feedback. Yours is clearly not the experience we aim to offer our Associates, and we're incredibly sorry to hear that during your time at Mars you did not receive the right level of support. We deeply care for our Associates' wellbeing and development, and are dedicated to always improving, so we would really appreciate the opportunity to discuss this further with you. Please reach out to your previous People and Organization team. We look forward to hearing from you.
5.0
Jun 9, 2021

Overall good

Recommend
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Pros

good money, good benefits, great culture

Cons

Poor work life balance, forced overtime, outdated machinery

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Mars Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such great feedback. We are deeply committed to our Associates' wellbeing and development and we're happy to hear you're having a positive experience with us. If you would like to share any additional feedback or recommendations, please get in touch with your People and Organization team. Thank you!
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