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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2.0
Aug 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company for the most part. They have awesome benefits, brands, and overall a very strong business. They operate in many areas all over the world. IF you get in good you can really be set up nicely. This can be an awesome place to work for sure.

Cons

The cons are mostly around favortism. It can be very dominated by cliques here, you really do have to be with the in crowd for the most part to move up. Diversity is a problem here, so much they called it out at the National Meeting. Yet, they have done little to improve this. Many roles go to similar looking people, so its hard to break that. You can check out HQ offices around the country to verify this or look at who has roles that can get you to the next level, please check around if you don't believe me. I often feel that the playing field isn't equal. There are several high performing people of color of get passed over or are just held in place. I know many have left due to being discourgared or not supported. One last thing, i've seen so many of the "majority" propelled and promoted it's not even funny. Many whom haven't been in role minimum time or have made significant impacts to earn it. Please fix the diversity issue ! Some promotions are not given out to those who earned them, rather who fits in for the most part. Also, certain people get "chances" aka selected to try better jobs, there isn't any consistency on this. If they are comfortable with you, they will promote you regardless of success. Many people are selected for some roles too, sometimes there isn't a fair chance. Lastly, there is so much money left on the table by those who don't know what they are doing in their role, Mars could make sooooo much more money it's not even funny. Lot of people skate by and do little to drive revenue to where it could be. They are still celebrated, so why change? If you threaten the status quo you may not be promoted in some areas. Fitting in here goes a long way.

3.0
Jun 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I can't think of any pros

Cons

Poor management No business strategy No transparency Toxic culture Self-promoting leadership team with no sails on their ship Everyone is miserable Open office floor plan Directors and managers have no experience in HR Shared Services This department is wasteful and adds no value to the company Leadership only promotes people who agree with them, even if those people have no idea what they are doing.

1.0
Dec 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Superb health and dental benefits and vacation time. Training and promotions come with time and excessive effort from the associate. If you are willing to write extensive and detailed information about yourself and your work endeavors and are able to highlight your skill sets and politicize your efforts to upper management, you will succeed at Mars/Mars Petcare. Compensation is top-notch, but often at the mercy of upper management decisions, sales target numbers (gross sales volume) and the high stress that comes with meeting each of those targets.

Cons

You must be willing to move, relocate and/or change roles every 2-4 years. Mars likes to "reorganize" or "realign" every 2-4 years, so you never get too comfortable in one position, especially if you are in a sales or customer support role. The Mars culture prefers younger people (under 40) to work at Mars. As you age over 40, be prepared to be released or realigned. Mars likes to think they are run by the 5 principles (responsibility, freedom, quality, mutuality and efficiency). However, the only time the 5 Principles are discussed is shortly before the associates take their employment Gallup survey each year. Upper management wants the Mars family to believe that they run their organization by the 5 Principles, but ask anyone who has been let go by this company to tell you if they were treated fairly or according to the 5 Principles. It is really shameful what they do to companies they buy out--they immediately disengage associates and associates lose their passion for the businesses they once loved. If you are seeking employment here, try to find someone who has worked for another company that was bought out by Mars and you will gain a deeper understanding of how intolerable employment is at Mars. Mars is now a mini-P&G because so many associates migrated from that company. This company does not do a great job promoting women and has very little diversity (meaning people of color) and does not seem to respect or value the contribution of Veterans in their company. Further, this company does not value tenure, so even if you have been performing exceptionally well for many years, you will still be considered for realignment and reorganization if the company decides a reorganization is in order.

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