Leaders make you feel small and insignificant, but benefits are great... - Manufacturing Technician Mars Employee Review

1.0
Feb 8, 2024
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is acceptable, benefits are wonderful. Free candy and dog food. Good prizes and food at company outings.

Cons

Certain managers threaten to fire almost the entire team on a daily basis, and constantly tell employees they are not good enough. The next minute they will ask you to come in early or work overtime in the same position they just said you are no good at... The atmosphere is so negative here, and no one can be trusted. There is much favoritism and raises/promotions are based on that. They have people called Ombudsman who are supposedly neutral contacts to help resolve issues - they are far from neutral and also far from helpful. They back Mars supervisors or managers each and every time they are contacted, with little to no regard for regular employees or the situations they have been backed into.

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Mars Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide feedback. Yours is not the experience we aim to offer our Associates. We deeply care for our Associates' wellbeing and development, and are dedicated to always improving. The Mars Ombudsman program operates independently, impartially, and confidentially. We would like to understand your experiences further and would like to encourage you to reach out to your local Associate Relations team. You can also reach the global Ombudsmen team under ombudsman@effem.com to be connected with another Ombudsperson from your market. We look forward to hearing from you.

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