nice people, boring work (3.5 stars) - Consumer Insights Mars Employee Review

3.0
Mar 13, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

great benefits, flexible environment, lots of opportunities for career development & training, not a hyper-competitive environment

Cons

The entire company (Wrigley especially but Mars as a whole) is totally lost when it comes to growth. Emphasis is on taking costs out of products rather than adding value, so great ideas get squashed or stripped of whatever makes them interesting. The focus on developing talent means that people are sometimes put in positions that aren't appropriate for their skills or mindsets because they need to be promoted or want to learn about a new area.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Great place, great people, fun projects

Cons

Nothing huge comes to mind, overall stellar place.

4.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people who believe in a common mission. Strong leadership and support.

Cons

Budgets and decision making for technical programs are centralized at a high level with little to no consideration for how it affects individual programs and their unique needs. Heavy bureaucracy involved in setting up simple things.

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