Digital Transformation? Erm... - Anonymous employee Mars Employee Review

3.0
Mar 6, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-good compensation, generous pension -looks strong on the CV

Cons

- an absolute absences of decison makers - no long-term planning - digital marketing is a revolving door - an absence of specialists (most people in Mars have been with the company for 13-20 years and completely lost a sense of perspective or never even had it) - mess is called "working in ambiguity" -last miute decisons are labelled as "being agile" -internal IT systems are a joke - so archaic and slow -business is slow, as every decision needs to go through the multiple cycles of approvals -culture is poor - no one lives by 5 key statements -very political environment -no space to grow, unless you move into a different segment across the org -poor work/life balance -everything is outsourced to third-party agencies -work boils down to producing positive results on paper...immediate quanity, not quality

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Thank you for taking the time to write a review to share your experience with us and provide such constructive feedback. While we are going through internal evolutions and adapting the business, we do deeply care about our Associates, and are dedicated to always improving, so if you would like to provide any further feedback regarding your listed cons, please get in touch with your People and Organization team. We appreciate your perspective and look forward to hearing more from you. Thank you.

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