Is Mars a good company to work for?

Mars has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 6,807 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Mars to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mars have been left by employees working as Sales Analyst , Intern and Manager .

Does Mars pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mars employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mars. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mars?

87% of Mars employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mars 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mars?

Territory Sales Manager (73) , Intern (72) , Manager (63) , Estagiário (61) , Machine Operator (60) , Project Manager (56) , Brand Manager (51) , Analyst (47) , chef de secteur GMS (40) , Sales (38) , Analista (36) , Senior Manager (36) , Sales Representative (35) , Internship (34) , Financial Analyst (33)

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

"Mars has a great culture that embraces a high level of responsibility and freedom for their associates." ((in 490 reviews)); "And the benefits are great!" ((in 419 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 353 reviews)); "The work life balance is great and the fact that you work for a company who makes candy" ((in 237 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits." ((in 187 reviews))

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

"Mars principles could not prevent some very bad managers from deliberately damaging talented associates' careers." ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership that drives the real talent away." ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of weekends." ((in 45 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant, political, and disrespectful." ((in 33 reviews)); "There is much favoritism and raises/promotions are based on that." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mars layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Mars locations?

Chicago , Hackettstown , Franklin , Newark , Nashville , New York , Waco , Los Angeles , Fort Smith , Cleveland , Topeka , McLean , Chattanooga , Yorkville , Columbus , Flowery Branch , Albany , Burr Ridge , Mount Olive , Greenville , Mattoon , Mc Lean , Kansas City , Atlanta , Saint Louis , Elizabethtown , Houston , West Chester , Germantown , Brentwood

Mars reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(630 total reviews)

Poul Weihrauch

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

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2.0

Jun 9, 2019

Nepotism, Disconnect, Bipolar Business Strategy!

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great pay, great benefits- 401K match, pension, paid sick days, 3 weeks vacation starting.

Cons

Nepotism runs rampant, trumps good business decisions. Company strategy is nonexistent with sales expansions one year and layoffs the next. Internal unspoken company policy is quintessentially “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Leadership preaches the five principles but does not walk the talk. There is a Consistent disconnect between internal team objectives and leadership regarding the realities of the job. Employees often go without the basic tools to do their jobs and are expected to create solutions which are then labeled “ development projects” outside of regular job duties and business hours.

1.0

Jun 6, 2019

MARS DOES NOT PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH .. Deceitful Leadership RUN!!

Tsm

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Matching Pension and 401 K Plans. If you're around long enough to collect it. Great Company to work for if you are a rear end smoozer! Get as much as you can up front because raises are a joke even if you're a Top performer! Their 5 Principles .. WHICH BY THE WAY NO ONE IS LEADERSHIP LIVES BY.

Cons

* Company disorganization with Field Sales Team blamed for all the Mgmt issues. * Leadership team says NO Re-Org coming... Instead they call it a RE-Routing! * Only way to get ahead here is by kissing up to all the Leadership team. *Extremely wasteful Company. * VERY Cheap. *Promises bonuses you will never get as they constantly change the goals if it looks like you'll achieve. *Bonuses are based on Company performance rather than Individual.. therefore you can work your butt off and get the same pitiful bonus as the slacker does. * Yearly review process is horrible!! * Leadership Teams have no idea what the heck they're doing. * Constant product/mfg. shortages make it impossible to achieve goals. * Family run business but the family is never there. * Run mostly be people from Europe that have no clue. * TRAINING IS NON-EXISTENT HERE! * TSM Job presented as a Sales position but all you'll do is merchandise 99 9/10ths of the time. * VERY hard to move up unless your part of the "Cheerleader Team" * Company never want to hear what's wrong just want's smoke blown up their rears. I can go on and on but I'll close with.. Expect Re-Organizations going forward every 18 months.

4.0

Jun 3, 2019

Good company, nice people, great benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent benefits - 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary. 3 weeks vacation off the bat. Summer Fridays (half day Fridays in the summer) Very friendly and caring people for the most part.

Cons

Massive company - very slow moving, lot of processes that aren’t always efficient

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