Mars reviews

Things quickly changed and you could tell there were obvious differences after the Mars takeover. It seems like the more Mars influences the culture (their idea of "One Mars") the more certain job aspects that used to be pros at Wrigley are now gone. Micromanagement has become a common theme in several aspects of the workplace. They also have a set track of how they plan to advance your career (cannot change positions until after a specific period of time has passed)and they will not deter from that unless you are a favorite of your boss. It also seemed like people liked being there for 10 hours a day, and if you didn't need to be, it felt like you didn't work as hard as the rest of the team. I don't know if there was pressure from the company or if associates just really loved being at work for that long. The office is also in a horrible location. Even if you live in Chicago the only "easy" way of getting there is to drive and your neighbors are Waste Management.

There were not too many negatives working at Mars. I don't think that anyone liked the three rotating shifts. I also did not like the lack of overtime. It was 40hrs the majority of the time.