Hell for plant employees, paradise for everyone else - Maintenance Supervisor Henkel Employee Review

2.0
Sep 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Recognized and promising brands State of the art advertising and sales group Great products that have been in use for decades Promosing field for enterpreneurial spirits (laundry, adhesives, etc) Global oportunities Decent benefits

Cons

There's a huge gap between employees in the plants and the corporate in terms of treatment, pay, inclusion, participation, and decision making. Incentive stucture (for both lower level managers as well as top executive management) priorities short-term gains while neglecting long-term impact. This makes a viscous cicle: top execs fail to meet targets, and are replaced with the next batch, who suffer the same fate after several years. Weak or non-existent auxillary support (finance, IT, accounting, HR, etc) Company buys old and crumbling plants with a lack of udnerstanding that there's a long-term cost involved with such a decision. Hell for plant employees. Cost cutting every year North American AO have not met their targets for 3 year straight, hence more pain for people under

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Henkel Response
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We would like to thank you for supporting our team for more than five years and now taking the time for this review. We want all of our employees to be able to craft their careers and therefore offer them the opportunity to gain important experience in various departments and business units, as well as provide global opportunities. Thanks to the internationality of our company, this is possible in many different countries across the world. We are also pleased that you were able to enjoy our many benefits during your time with us. At Henkel, our top priority is to ensure that all employees are treated equally and are included and involved. We are sorry to hear that you were not able to experience this fully. We thank you for describing to us in your review where you see room for improvement for us as an employer. Feedback like this will help us improve in the future. We wish you all the best for your future career. Best regards, Your Henkel Team

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