Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,211 total reviews)
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Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Produktion industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Aug 9, 2015

Toxic Environment will Suck you Soul

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Pros

Nice coworkers if you can find the right ones and avoid the troopers. Pay is good for the area. Good 401k match compared to a lot of places. Interesting work.

Cons

Rewards are rarely based on performance. Those who aid and abet the German troops will be rewarded. Those who perform well--but resist the propaganda machine and transatlantic power grab, or aid, abet, and give refuge to the idea that Americans can get things done as well as their tight-panted, floppy-haired, colored-glasses-framed counterparts--will be put on trains to other camps of employment. Management will reward the troopers, no matter how incompetent, by randomly creating new VP and Director ranks for them, which results in a very top-heavy organization with about 20% Directors and VPs. Obviously it is so much better to keep paying them their bonuses and six figures while controlling costs through layoffs of the lower ranks, cheapening of products, and cuts in training and essential travel.

3.0
Aug 6, 2015

Competitive Pay & Benefits, Room to Move, Slow Progress

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Pros

Opportunities to travel when budgets allow, plenty of business units / regions to choose from for next challenge

Cons

Review system for current employee performance is a bit outdated and not motivational (doesn't result in promotions when it's promised to, etc.), "hitting the numbers" results in travel and training bans too often, more presentations and discussion on strategy than execution (common in large companies) resulting in very slow moving progress, work/life balance is not a high priority in most regions

4.0
Aug 5, 2015

Great work enviroment

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Pros

Great people to work with. They are so talented and experienced, good for fresh out of college student to gain experience. Managers are generally helpful to solve problems.

Cons

Head of the company makes unrealistic target. too many saving strategies to shrink the cost.

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