Unilever reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(11,404 total reviews)

Hein Schumacher

66% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unilever employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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11K reviews
4.0
Nov 2, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great brand name company with a strong reputation, great/nice people to work with, flexible hours that are very accommodating of life needs, strong brands that offer a great learning opportunity

Cons

offices located in NJ/hard to get to, size of the company means projects often move slowly, accountability sometimes difficult because process and division of labor means no one ever owns an entire chain of responsibility (e.g., when experiencing supply chain issues with a new product launch, no one on either the brand or supply chain teams was able to determine what the cause was and no one was necessarily empowered to step up)

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Unilever Response
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Hi. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of your current role with us. It’s really pleasing to see that you highlight a number of positives, including the brand name, colleagues and flexibility. We’ll ensure your points around speed of processes and the chain of empowerment are passed on to the respective teams. We wish you all the best and continued success at Unilever.
3.0
Sep 15, 2017

Great Mission - Not So Great Follow Through

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee perks like free ice cream, shuttles to the office from NYC, quick responsibility and ownership of work

Cons

Culture can be very political and aggressive with European influence. Not every brand carries out the core mission of the companies sustainability strongly. Most people are one foot in and out of the door

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Unilever Response
8y
Hi. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of your current role with us. It’s really pleasing to see that you highlight a number of positives, including perks, responsibility and ownership of work. We’ll ensure your points around culture and retnetion are passed on to the respective teams. We wish you all the best and continued success at Unilever.
3.0
Jul 18, 2017

Review of Unilever US

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work life balance, ability to work remotely, get to work on some of the industry's biggest brands, great access to resources

Cons

terrible middle managers (brand managers) who throw their direct reports under the bus, afraid to say no or push back on Brand Directors who suggest a change in direction (don't even bother to attempt an explanation for a different approach even when previously aligned with the rest of the team), middle managers resort to making up performance issues even though emails and presentations exist to prove otherwise - and when an attempt at singling out 'performance issue X' fails, miraculously yet another 'performance issue Y' is inserted into the mix. The environment this foster is toxic, full of mistrust and completely lacking in respect and integrity.

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Unilever Response
8y
Hi. Thank you for providing comments on your previous role with us. All feedback is helpful - both constructive and positive. It's good to see you mention work life balance, remote working and the brands available to work on as particular positives. We will ensure your points around management, communication and performance evaluation are passed on to the respective teams to investigate further. We hope your current role is proving successful and wish you all the best.
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