One of the Best Employer (But There's Room for Improvement) - Sales Supervisor Danone Employee Review

4.0
Feb 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

At certain degree, you are allowed to be very creative. If you are employed through management trainee, the director will constantly keep mentoring you as long as the director is still incumbent. There is also leadership development programme for career acceleration opportunity of the regular intake employees. The benefits might be rigid and non-negotiable at certain points, but it is already competitive if compared to another company with the same business practices.

Cons

Even with the "acceleration" term, being in talent pool still take you more than 3 years to advance into managerial positions, typical FMCG. You can expect long bureaucracy due to the complexity of the business process. There is also seniority embedded in the company culture although many senior might deny the tendency.

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Pros

Great people, highly structured, unique learning opportunities

Cons

Team was fully remote so sometimes a bit difficult to communicate with everyone

1.0
Feb 3, 2026
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Pros

Work-life balance exists and is generally respected. Bonuses can be good, depending on the year and leadership priorities. Strong, reputable brands that look impressive on a résumé. "Some" genuinely great people who work hard despite the environment.

Cons

No meritocracy whatsoever. Promotions and career growth are driven by favoritism, internal alliances, and visibility politics rather than performance or results. Advancement often feels like a popularity contest. “Core values” are largely performative. They are referenced often but ignored when inconvenient, especially at leadership levels. Questionable long-term strategy. Direction changes frequently, priorities shift without explanation, and long-term planning feels weak or reactive. Extremely bureaucratic. Simple decisions require excessive approvals, slowing execution and stifling innovation. Politics over performance. Success depends more on who you align with than what you deliver. If you're not "one of them" or if they don't want to continue paying you your value, they'll find ways to get rid of you. So choose wisely and research the role and team.

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