Unilever reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(11,411 total reviews)

Hein Schumacher

66% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Unilever has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 11,411 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unilever employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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11K reviews
3.0
May 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate vision, global leverage, high percentage of great co-workers, flexibility, a ton of experience learning opportunities.

Cons

Non stop change in and inconsistency in expectations and organization, mixed messages on performance, unbalanced workload, minimal work life balance.

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Unilever Response
10y
Hi. Thank you for your review - we appreciate the feedback. It's pleasing to see that you list a number of highlights including our vision, co-workers and learning opportunities. We'll pass on your comments around change and work load to the respective teams to investigate further for you. We hope your current role is proving successful and wish you all the best throughout 2016.
3.0
May 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Especially great training, good for folks early in their career who want to learn quickly.

Cons

Not for MBAs who are ambitious and want to own. Highly political, especially with friction between Global Brand teams and US Brand teams. Lots of work for work's sake. Very little autonomy to be innovative or creative. Senior leadership is almost all international. Very few Americans at the top.

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Unilever Response
10y
Hi. Thank you for your feedback and review - we do appreciate hearing about your experience with us. It's good to see that you mention our training and the experience you get during the early stages of our career. We'll ensure we pass on and take a further look into your comments around routes for progression and leadership. We wish you continued success in your role and all the best throughout 2016.
5.0
Mar 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Opportunities for learning and development, flexible work arrangements, lots of opportunity for movement, all around great company to work for.

Cons

Lots of red tape, mid level management ability can be hit or miss, few opportunities to go from assistant manager to manager, low pay if you stay internal.

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Unilever Response
10y
Hi. Thank you very much for your review about your current role with us here at Unilever. It's really pleasing to see that you've highlighted our learning and development, flexible working and career opportunities as positives. We'll ensure your comments around processes and progression opportunities are passed on to the respective teams. We wish you continued success and all the best throughout 2016.
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