Is Mars a good company to work for?

Mars has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 6,748 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 4.2 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 (71) , Manager (63) , Estagiário (60) , Machine Operator (60) , Project Manager (56) , Brand Manager (51) , Analyst (45) , chef de secteur GMS (40) , Sales (38) , Senior Manager (36) , Analista (35) , 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 492 reviews)); "And the benefits are great!" ((in 406 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 343 reviews)); "The work life balance is great and the fact that you work for a company who makes candy" ((in 226 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits." ((in 178 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 74 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership that drives the real talent away." ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of weekends." ((in 47 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant, political, and disrespectful." ((in 36 reviews)); "Once you are two big you, the communication is more difficult as well as sharp and clear and consistent ideas and directions" ((in 34 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 Mars locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Brentwood , Bentonville , Orlando , Columbia , Saint Louis , Topeka , Chattanooga , Vancouver , Newark , Nashville

Mars reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(4,395 total reviews)

Poul Weihrauch

92% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Mars has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mars employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

1.0

Aug 10, 2010

Is Mars Family Even Aware Of The Way Their Company Is Being Run??????

Customer logistics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. You start with 3 weeks vacation time a year . 2. The salaries are not bad but you better walk on water.

Cons

1. Better use your vacation time to plan for sickness or you get "incident points". 2. Level positions are called 'zones' and higher zone people ignore lower zone people. You are not as valuable as they are. 3. One of the company's '5 Principles' is Mutuality, yet only Non Exempt employees need to clock in and out. Exempt (Salary) employees don't need to clock out, meaning they can pretty much come into the office, pretend to work for a little bit, then go and take the day off if they want and no one cares.

3.0

Aug 4, 2010

The Brands may be fun, but the corporate culture is anything but

Director of marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on fun brands Good pay and benefits Great manufacturing base Power of dollars with agencies Global network of colleagues

Cons

If you like being kicked in the crotch on a regular basis, this is the place for you. Senior management is clueless, they have reorganized 3 times in the last 5 years, and are now cutting into the bone, as they are way past the meat. The internal competition for the vanishing opportunities is fierce, we compete more with colleagues than competitors. Managers are prodded to display "managerial courage" which means nothing more than become an "axe man". HR is the most secretive and insidious component of the organization, and is frightening in their intimidation and control. If fearful cooperation is your gig, this is the place for you, and don't forget to punch the timeclock on your way in!

4.0

Jul 27, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, people are friendly

Cons

need more structure and processes in place

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