Is Mars a good company to work for?

Mars has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 6,790 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 86% 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?

86% 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) , 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 499 reviews)); "And the benefits are great!" ((in 414 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 354 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 225 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits." ((in 181 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 73 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership that drives the real talent away." ((in 58 reviews)); "Long hours and shift work" ((in 46 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant, political, and disrespectful." ((in 36 reviews)); "There is much favoritism and raises/promotions are based on that." ((in 23 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

86% would recommend to a friend

(4,418 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

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Mars has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,418 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Jul 24, 2017

R&D

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, cafeteria, engagement activities, personal development, community involvement, principles to live by

Cons

Unclear about advancement opportunities in general

4.0

Jul 21, 2017

Strong Company that cares

Reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefit. Really want employees to grow, develop Managers are usually trained well Open office For saleried people very flexible work environment, but not necessarily flexible hours. Depends on manager. Lots of learning and bumping elbows. Great growth if your in the right place Comfortable job

Cons

Open office Old School and beaucratic attendance policy Finance driven company... Difficult to get rid of trash people bc of hr Too comfortable of a job at times. Makes people lazy... At the same time doesn't hire enough people to do work. So being decent means you get all the work

4.0

Jun 26, 2017

Solid, values-driven, large

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Values driven, work life balance, good hearted people, opportunity to explore various functional areas, international assignments, great brands, privately held

Cons

Slow decision making, lots of focus on people leadership but there is no downside if a line manager is below average; can be internally focused

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