Is Mars a good company to work for?

Mars has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 6,813 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Mars to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mars have been left by employees working as Sales Analyst , Intern and Manager .

Does Mars pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mars employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mars. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mars?

87% of Mars employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mars 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mars?

Territory Sales Manager (73) , Intern (72) , Manager (63) , Estagiário (62) , Machine Operator (60) , Project Manager (56) , Brand Manager (51) , Analyst (47) , chef de secteur GMS (40) , Sales (38) , Analista (37) , Senior Manager (36) , Sales Representative (35) , Internship (34) , Category Manager (33)

What are the pros of working at Mars according to real employee reviews?

"Mars has a great culture that embraces a high level of responsibility and freedom for their associates." ((in 501 reviews)); "And the benefits are great!" ((in 421 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 349 reviews)); "The work life balance is great and the fact that you work for a company who makes candy" ((in 231 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits." ((in 188 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mars according to real employee reviews?

"Mars principles could not prevent some very bad managers from deliberately damaging talented associates' careers." ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership that drives the real talent away." ((in 63 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of weekends." ((in 47 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant, political, and disrespectful." ((in 34 reviews)); "Once you are two big you, the communication is more difficult as well as sharp and clear and consistent ideas and directions" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mars layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mars layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mars in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mars locations?

Chicago , Hackettstown , Franklin , Newark , Nashville , New York , Waco , Los Angeles , Fort Smith , Cleveland , Topeka , McLean , Chattanooga , Yorkville , Columbus , Flowery Branch , Albany , Burr Ridge , Mount Olive , Greenville , Mattoon , Mc Lean , Kansas City , Atlanta , Saint Louis , Elizabethtown , Houston , West Chester , Germantown , Brentwood

Mars reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(632 total reviews)

Poul Weihrauch

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

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3.0

Jun 1, 2020

The grass always seems greener on the other side

Junior specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very dynamic place, lots of changes and challanges. Great benefits and pretty nice salary compared to other companies. Some pretty cool and open-minded people. Can push outside of your comfort zone.

Cons

Seems to value contacts over business results. Overhours and sometimes doing job of two people. Development is often treated as something that needs to be checked in the system. Human strategy thats seems to be constructed ad hoc. Buddies help almots non-existent. Contractors being treated as a second-category employees (no benefits, smaller salary, no bonuses, can't buy in company's shop etc)

Mars Response

6y

Hello and thank you for your review of Mars. We appreciate all feedback, both positive and constructive. Our decision-making and processes are always guided by our Five Principles to ensure each of our Associates has fair opportunities. 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.

4.0

May 10, 2020

Good place

Site technical manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Values, safe environment, positive atmosphere, global network, salary

Cons

Not easy to maintain work/life balance.

4.0

May 6, 2020

overall good company to work for

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good benefits. My supervisor was great always made sure we had what we needed and listened to our concerns and ideas. A lot of employee improvement ideas get used or at least tested. Not too much overtime, can volunteer for extra

Cons

It's pretty easy to lose your job, some paper work mistakes can cost you.

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