Is Henkel a good company to work for?

Henkel has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 10,028 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Henkel to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Henkel have been left by employees working as Praktikant , Internship and Intern .

Does Henkel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Henkel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Henkel. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Henkel?

90% of Henkel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Henkel 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Henkel?

Intern (331) , Internship (210) , Manager (123) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (80) , Marketing (71) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (55) , Project Manager (47) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Supply Planner (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Analyst (42) , Purchasing Manager (41)

What are the pros of working at Henkel according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and there are many tools that the company provides" ((in 421 reviews)); "The people were great and were always willing to help me out with anything I needed and provide advice on a daily basis." ((in 384 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 252 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 220 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 218 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Henkel according to real employee reviews?

"For the lowest managerial levels salaries are low and the workload is huge." ((in 209 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 145 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 51 reviews)); "The non flexible working hours" ((in 35 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Henkel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Henkel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Henkel in 2026.

What Henkel locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Heidelberg , Düsseldorf , Berlin , Hamburg , Köln

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,174 total reviews)

Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,174 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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5K reviews

5.0

May 28, 2026

Interesting work and strong team spirit

Hr

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Varied and interesting work Strong team spirit Positive and collaborative culture

Cons

High workload, sometimes very short term focussed

Henkel Response

1w

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're delighted to hear you enjoy the varied work, strong team spirit, and collaborative culture. We also appreciate your comments regarding workload and short-term priorities. Balancing business demands while maintaining a positive employee experience is something we continuously focus on, and feedback such as yours helps inform those efforts.

2.0

May 26, 2026

Toxic environment with low pay and no flexibility

Marketing assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company itself is not that bad, their products are actually good, but this location is a major red flag, the only good thing about it is that you get paid to do almost nothing all day, put the pay s very low

Cons

toxic environment, full of gossip, bullying, etc. pretty low salary, there is not enough work to be done in your 8 hour shift, resulting in employees messing around and gossiping the whole day, however if you chose not to participate in that they will shun you and make you a topic of the gossip, so very toxic, no flexibility, majority of the work can be done from home, however they don't allow hybrid work.

4.0

May 19, 2026

Great team and benefits, but limited growth opportunities

Intercompany specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team Pension scheme Free lunch Hybrid work

Cons

Little opportunity for growth & training

Henkel Response

1w

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed working with the team and valued the benefits we offer, including hybrid working, our pension scheme, and free lunch. We appreciate your comments regarding career growth and training opportunities. Developing our employees remains a priority, and we continue to invest in learning, development, and career progression across the business. We wish you all the best for the future.

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