Run. Run Far, Far Away. - Anonymous employee Mars Employee Review

1.0
Jul 31, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The casual dress code, benefits, and bring your pet policies are all fantastic. Fellow associates are dedicated and have a great team mentality.

Cons

Where to begin? First, the 'Five Principles' are baloney. Management is all imported from other CPGs after they burned out there, so the churn at the top is epic. The number of reorganizations during my time was staggering - so brutal that people were even told they would be doing the exact same job in the new organization but at reduced compensation/career level. The company has a fantastic parental leave policy, but, if you actually take it, you're labeled as 'not committed to the organization.' Senior leaders operate with an extraordinary level of secrecy, even with a company that allegedly prides itself on transparency. We all learned that if management was at an 'offsite,' it meant yet another re-org was coming. Even if you were a high performer, the constant stress of wondering when the next shoe would drop was overwhelming.

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