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    Unilever Reviews

    Updated 14 November 2018
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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (5)

      "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Unilever full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Flexible Working Environment (if you need to work from home in the middle of the week to go to the doctor for example, it's fine). As long as you get your work done, people don't tend to care when you leave the office etc.

      Easy access from NYC with use of company shuttle (you pay for it but it's minimal)

      Company truly believes and lives it's motto around purpose and sustainability

      Ability to work across multiple categories

      Top notch research and data capabilities. Although there are a lot of processes, there is a rarely a function or job that doesn't have built in tools to help you succeed

      Cons

      Pay growth year of year is minimal. Only way to get a good salary increase is to get promoted and this can be hard moving up levels depending on what stage of the year the company is in.

      Advice to Management

      Although you need to focus on hitting your Wall Street numbers (especially post Kraft-Heinz), refocus back on the long term with people management. Especially when you look to delay promotions around times of profit crunches.

      Unilever Response

      22 May 2018 – Global Talent Specialist

      Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of your experience at Unilever so far. It's great to see that you highlight flexible working and a culture of sustainability and purpose... More

    2. "ABM"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      Flexible times and a lot of fun

      Cons

      Location not very good 2

      Unilever Response

      17 Sep 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thanks for taking time to leave your comments.

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    3. "SHE Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      Flexible working and good life balance. Diverse cultural teams. Many innovation projects meeting people around the world. Good annual bonus.

      Cons

      Very disorganised multinational company. Dots are not connected, which makes following up activities and projects very hard, with many times not receiving even an answer to an specific query. Changing global R&D strategy every few months which complicates current Ways of Working and people feel lost and not knowing which their roles or responsibilities are anymore.

      Advice to Management

      If a new strategic approach is going to be made, it should be thought thoroughly and making it clear how it will affect to employees. Not only how much benefit ti will give to the company.

      Unilever Response

      13 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thank you for your review and sharing your experience. We would encourage you to share this review with your line manager.

    4. "Excellent company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      Excellent work life balance and culture

      Cons

      Speed of career progression is variable

      Unilever Response

      13 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thanks for sharing your experience so far.

    5. "Researcher"

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      Current Employee - Research Scientist in Liverpool, England
      Current Employee - Research Scientist in Liverpool, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Unilever full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Lots of freedom in doing science

      Cons

      There are conflict of interest between departments

      Unilever Response

      12 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thanks for your review on your role at Unilever so far.

    6. "Change"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      Strong company ethos based on doing the right things

      Cons

      Lack of direction and process breakdowns over last few years

      Unilever Response

      5 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thanks for sharing your experience.

    7. "Sustainable Business and Communication Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      Learn a lot through the company
      Flexible working hours

      Cons

      Limited development opportunity for my role

      Unilever Response

      5 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thanks for leaving a review on your role at Unilever.

    8. "UFLP: Technology Management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      - Flexible working
      - Rotations allow exposure to a variety of areas of the business
      - Learning opportunities

      Cons

      - Difficult to get hands dirty due to size of organisation
      - Geographically mobile

      Unilever Response

      5 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thank you for taking the time to give us a review and provide feedback.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Great company and people, but few opportunities to advance your career"

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      Former Employee - CMI in London, England
      Former Employee - CMI in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Unilever full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great supportive working environment, with smart, friendly people.
      Chance to work on great brands.
      Good work life balance, with not a lot of pressure on face time.
      Great benefits: central location, in house gym, doctor, 25 days holiday..etc
      Lovely to work for a company that wants to make the world a better place! USLP is inspiring.

      Cons

      Every 2 years there was a new company structure.
      After the failed KH take over bid, moved towards more of a cost cutting culture.
      Very little room to advance. You could wait YEARS for someone to leave in order to even apply for a higher up position.

      Advice to Management

      Restructure less, don't change for the sake of change.
      Create more growth opportunities for people.

      Unilever Response

      29 Oct 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of your previous role with Unilever. It’s pleasing to see that you highlight a number of positives, including work life balance and employee... More

    10. "Industrial Placement - Process Development Student"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Unilever full-time

      Pros

      Good company to work for, managers encourage strengths.

      Cons

      Sometimes innovation can be slow due to size of company.

      Unilever Response

      12 Nov 2018 – Employer Brand Specialist

      Thanks for sharing your experience.

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