Horrible for career growth in Data & Analytics. HR (P&O) does nothing to help. Very political. - Director Mars Employee Review

3.0
Sep 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Nicer than most large companies, more people-centric. Global roles can be quite interesting.

Cons

Very political, especially at VP level. Nice VPs are rare. Many don't respond if you reach out, which is vastly different vs the lower-ranked employees, who tend to be more open. ZERO career growth in Data & Analytics. Not many roles open up, no automatic promotions or meaningful pay raises, you're just expected to continue in your current role or move "horizontally" without any growth in title or salary for years. HR doesn't care and in fact often hasn't even worked anywhere else besides Mars, so they don't realize that this isn't the "norm" and it's not motivational. Rather than looking for ways to promote development, they mostly just raise barriers. Talent leaves Data & Analytics and nothing is being done to address this. A shame, because there are a lot of good people here wasting away.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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