Unilever Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – - Great brands
- Good internal culture
- Great focus on development

Cons – - Relatively low salaries
- A bit too big

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Unilever as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – fast paced
lots for work
independent assignments
more responsibilites

Cons – Sometimes you feel lost, less time for self

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great training, work life balance, location, very relaxed.

Cons – Pay is not competitive, lack of freedom to operate, restrictions on travel make project delivery difficult.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Unilever as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Good work/life balance, give you lots of responsibility from the off

Cons – Location is outside of London, long commute.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Unilever full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – fun awarding great challenge good choice

Cons – big hard over time blind deaf

Advice to Senior Management – middle management does not do your job always;(

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Unilever full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Some great brands (Axe/Lynx, Magnum, Dove)
Global coverage
Diverse set of colleagues - some very bright
Some big budgets
Decent media spend
Ridiculously good maternity leave deal

Cons – Adverse to taking risks
Leadership by consensus rather than vision
Slow to take decisions and often make U-turns
Frequently lose out to P&G
Often flips from being too self-reverential to hopeless self-contempt
Lots of 'plodders' - people who do the minimum
Employee pool becoming less bright - obedient process monkeys, rather than free thinking intellectuals

Advice to Senior Management – They would never read this!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Unilever for more than a year

Pros – -global company
-lots of away days and team building

Cons – -salary
-company is too big, takes time getting correct information

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – If you're well regarded within the company, there are great opportunities to work abroad, explore other functions and work with some amazing people.

Cons – It's getting more difficult to get those opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management – Invest more in your people and giving them great experiences / expat opportunities etc. These are amazing for talent (and loyalty) development.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Caring, passion to win, exceed customer and consumer expectations

Cons – Slow decision making, poor people management of poor performers

Advice to Senior Management – Improve corporate communications and develop more opportunities to collaborate across the business

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time for less than a year

Pros – Valued & Respected as an employee not matter what level you are at
Great benefits
Strives to grow and be ambitious whilst still maintaining its basic principles of helping its customers to lead a better life.
Working hard to create a sustainable living plan
Ethical
Flexible hours and ability to manage your own working day
Supports your career and offers great opportunities

Cons – Very little, maybe just that too much emphasis is placed on speed to market at the detriment of quality

Advice to Senior Management – Keep ensuring Unilever is bigger, better & faster than the rest!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company