Is Unilever a good company to work for?

Unilever has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 20,629 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Unilever to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Unilever have been left by employees working as Category Manager , Supply Chain Co-Op and Marketing Intern .

Does Unilever pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Unilever employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Unilever. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Unilever?

79% of Unilever employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Unilever 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Unilever?

Intern (451) , Assistant Manager (301) , Brand Manager (284) , Internship (270) , Manager (245) , Assistant Brand Manager (221) , Promotor De Merchandising (192) , Estagiário (174) , Marketing (162) , Marketing Intern (152) , Project Manager (140) , Coordenador (137) , Finance Manager (132) , Analista (128) , Management Trainee (102)

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

"great culture and most of the colleagues are very knowledgable" ((in 948 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and are the only thing keeping this place together." ((in 843 reviews)); "Good benefits and they keep open the possibility to work remote (at least in my role)" ((in 708 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 666 reviews)); "Most of the time the work was not exceptionally hard and the pay is good for the area." ((in 337 reviews))

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

"Low salaries compared to market i.e external NAM paid more than Unilever account controller." ((in 487 reviews)); "Poor management they only hire their friends and family" ((in 245 reviews)); "Career progression is slow but that doesn’t mean HR isn’t open to discuss career goals and help you achieve it." ((in 168 reviews)); "bad managers can ruin the job for you" ((in 158 reviews)); "late working hours even on weekdays" ((in 154 reviews))

What are employees saying about Unilever layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Unilever locations?

Englewood Cliffs , Englewood , Trumbull , New York , Chicago , Covington , Shelton , Sikeston , Hoboken , Jonesboro , Independence , Jefferson City , Raeford , Lisle , Jersey City , Newark , Rogers , Hammond , Suffolk , Los Angeles , Burlington , Minneapolis , New Century , Baltimore , San Francisco , Henderson , Kansas City , Washington , San Juan , Cincinnati

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Unilever reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(11,409 total reviews)

Hein Schumacher

65% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,409 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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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

4.0

Nov 7, 2014

Great culture held back by bureaucratic domestic business and stagnant middle management

Customer business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture, Job opportunities, Top Employer Brand in most countries

Cons

Bureaucracy, red-tape, not open to new ideas

3.0

Sep 22, 2014

Are you okay with the position you are in?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance - Very Flexible and understanding. Good People - Even the manager regardless of business decisions are cool people. For me they passed the beer test.

Cons

Small and getting smaller - My prediction is that in five years food solutions will not be in Lisle. Not much opportunity - If you are looking to climb the corporate ladder this is not the place. Old - If you consider yourself a young professional and looking for a YP atmosphere this is not the place for you.

2.0

Sep 21, 2014

I am a current employee of 10+ years.

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great managers, agile work environment, opportunities to gain technical and cross functional experience. Great benefits and the people are stellar.

Cons

Going global has reduced the roles for technical opportunities in North America. New processes are not in place and the overwhelming trend is do what we say don't question. There is no dialogue to address local concerns or markets. Working agile now means working 24/7 to support all regions and although managers understand this, at the VP and SVP level they question why no one is in the office during a snow storm. The leadership team is primarily white males and it is ruled without a heart or sense of family. They are fortunate that the day to day managers have the heart to retain what talent they can.

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