Is Henkel a good company to work for?

Henkel has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 10,052 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 (332) , Internship (210) , Manager (123) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (81) , Marketing (71) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (56) , 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 434 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 373 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 251 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 222 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 221 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 215 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 160 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 49 reviews)); "The non flexible working hours" ((in 32 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 26 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 are the top reviewed Henkel locations?

Düsseldorf , Hamburg , Heidelberg , Berlin , Köln , Wassertrüdingen , Garching b.München , Stuttgart , Jena , Eppelheim , Mannheim , Herborn , Vallendar , Hannover , Düren , Porta Westfalica , Viersen , Meerbusch , Brackenheim , München

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,189 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 5,189 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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1.0

May 6, 2023

Not for IT professionals!!!

It professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay and benefits limited only to some area

Cons

If you are expecting to work in high tech process following and able to learn more in this company this is not place to be.P oorly managed projects employees are treated labours working on weekends and not valued .Manager overpromising delivarbles for which employee needs to work overtime and also blamed for. Do consult current and employees before joining!!!!

Henkel Response

3y

Thank you for being a part of Henkel and sharing your impressions as an IT Professional. Here, we try to appreciate the work of our employees with a fair salary and benefits and are pleased that you were able to benefit from this. At the same time, we regret that you do not have only good things to report. Since open feedback is very important to us, we are very interested in the opinion of our employees, and you can help us with your valuable experience to develop us as an employer. For us to better understand your situation, we would like to ask you to contact your HR Business Partner and/or your supervisor and share your feedback with them in a confidential conversation. We hope that we can continue growing together for many years to come. Best regards, your Henkel Team

1.0

May 20, 2022

Internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In a day to day basis, people are friendly

Cons

Its crazy the work rhythm they have and expect the interns to have the same. They make interns stay until passed their hours to move boxes with products, tidy up the office, etc.

Henkel Response

4y

Thank you for supporting us in your internship and describing your impressions from Hamburg in a review. At Henkel, we play as a team and thus your colleagues were not only happy to welcome you into our ranks but are also glad to assist you in any challenge you may face. Your development and personal experience are of utmost importance to us. If you believe there is something which did not meet your expectations, we encourage you to share this openly with your contact person in the HR department. Your feedback will enable us to improve the program and offer upcoming interns a better experience. Best regards, Your Henkel Team

2.0

Feb 5, 2022

Non Germans in Germany are second class citizens

Programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good People are nice

Cons

Closed, hierarchical culture. Hostility between teams. Bureaucratic and incredibly inefficient and disorganised in many ways. Old fashioned. Big discrepancies in pay for people doing the same jobs. I was hired with no expectation that I should be able to understand German. However, many things were sent in German only, from the company Christmas card to pension and insurance documents. Even the form to return my equipment was German only. I’ve worked for other German companies in Germany and this is not normal. A company of this size definitely has the resources to be more inclusive.

Henkel Response

4y

Thank you for working as a Programmer with us in Düsseldorf and for providing a review of your impressions. At Henkel, we play as a team and therefore you could always be sure of good cooperation with your colleagues. At the same time, we also want all our employees to feel equally welcome in our company. For this reason, almost all internal documents are available in both German and English. However, should any difficulties occur, your colleagues will always be happy to help you. We take your criticism seriously and will evaluate how we can further improve this and become even more agile in the future. Best regards, Your Henkel Team

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