Kimberly-Clark reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,030 total reviews)
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Michael D. Hsu

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Kimberly-Clark has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,030 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kimberly-Clark employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufatura industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and you want to work where you can hunt and fish.

Cons

Unfair evaluation system - Started out putting people in a bell shaped curve for performance. That was OK. Then got rid of the bottom - OK and redistributed the "keepers" who are a truncated distribution of performance levels into a forced bell shaped curve. That meant if you looked crosseyed at someone you were lowered in the next review because what else did they have to go on - "somebody has to be a three". Managers cannot manage people. Middle managers were promoted based on their ability to do the work rather than manage the work. As a result managers are very bad at evaluating people fairly and distributing the work to those who have the ability to do it. Bias for lauches not development

5.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Interaction with Engineers and all Employees is an open book. The Company truely respects all ideas and offers feedback regularly. Someone qualified will help and guide you through any project at any level at any time.

Cons

shift work, older site, needs more updating, the Company is fully aware

2.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid, traditional company with great values. For the most part, people are very friendly and professional. Manufacturing is first class. Environmental compliance is commendable. Prima donnas aren't welcome. Tremendous sense of doing things the right and proper way.

Cons

Resistance to change. Too much focus on trailing indicators. Small town mindset. Outsiders and new ideas are not well accepted. Too much passive aggressive behavior because everyone tries to be "nice" to one another in person. Discussions and meetings rarely have any conflict and when they do it is not received well. Neenah is a huge silo. Many initiatives and projects go nowhere because of resistance to change.

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