Is Mars a good company to work for?

Mars has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 6,804 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) , 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 501 reviews)); "And the benefits are great!" ((in 428 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 357 reviews)); "The work life balance is great and the fact that you work for a company who makes candy" ((in 235 reviews)); "Good pay & Bonus/Pension scheme" ((in 183 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 68 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership that drives the real talent away." ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours and shift work" ((in 45 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant, political, and disrespectful." ((in 33 reviews)); "Once you are two big you, the communication is more difficult as well as sharp and clear and consistent ideas and directions" ((in 32 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

(628 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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4.0

Aug 5, 2022

Decent Place to Work

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of support from IT, opportunity to work on projects that interest you, good bonuses

Cons

Focus on hiring contractors to do projects instead of doing it internally

Mars Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such constructive feedback. We deeply care about our Associates, and are dedicated to always improving, so if you would like to provide any further feedback regarding your listed cons, please get in touch with your former People and Organization team. We appreciate your perspective and look forward to hearing more from you. Thank you.

4.0

Aug 1, 2022

Good company to work for

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are good

Cons

None that I can think of

Mars Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such great feedback. We are deeply committed to our Associates' wellbeing and development and we're happy to hear you're having a positive experience with us. If you would like to share any additional feedback or recommendations, please get in touch with your People and Organization team. Thank you!

4.0

Jul 21, 2022

Project Engineering

Junior project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Whole range of very nice challenging & innovative projects which allow you to prove yourself in that kind of role (Project fields like: food process, machinery, infrastructure, sustainability etc. - they allow you to lead quite big budget projects vs your experience - huge plus for trusting people and allowing them to gain the experience on the real battlefield. Good atmosphere at work. No barriers at work - you can easily reach the management. Private-owned company - No shareholders looking over your shoulder to mess with the solutions (etc.) applied by project team. If you have a big family: insurance, healthcare package & some other social bonuses are a big plus.

Cons

Very Low compensation vs responsibility on that position. Low compenstation comparing to competitor companies in the FMCG & other businesses. Flexible working time - except some days when you can sleep a bit longer it means that you burn yourself out to deliver the project and get nothing back (no paid overtime -> In the end you have huge responsibility, lots of stress and your salary is lower than the one machine operator gets doing few overtime shifts. Work/life balance. Lack of resources - recruitment processes last extremely long which means that you always lack some specialists in the project and have to do the job yourself...

Mars Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such constructive feedback. Yours is clearly not the experience we aim to offer our Associates, and we're incredibly sorry to hear that during your time at Mars you did not receive the right level of support. We deeply care for our Associates' wellbeing and development, and are dedicated to always improving, so we would really appreciate the opportunity to discuss this further with you. Please reach out to the Mars Ombudsmen team at ombudsman@effem.com. They are an independent, confidential, informal and neutral resource available to all Associates. We look forward to hearing from you.

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