Reckitt reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,299 total reviews)
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73% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Reckitt has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,299 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Reckitt employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Aug 31, 2015

MARKETING DIRECTOR

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Pros

- Company designed for speed-to-market - Fast career progression if you add value to the company - Great place to learn fast and a lot - Significant responsibility from day 1

Cons

- Pressure driven culture .. not for everyone - Business objectives driven ... only numbers that count are on the P&L - Leadership focused on delivering the number .... don't expect hand holding/training at any level - Going through significant changes .... only for those who can adapt quickly and still deliver - No work life balance

1.0
Aug 27, 2015

Avoid Like the Plague

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Pros

They have a decent Italian Espresso Machine. Caveat : There were two, then they thought they'd save money by keeping 1. Don't know how long that will last. You can learn exactly how a company doesnt work by being here. That will be useful learning when you are lucky to move on to a more established name.

Cons

Absolutely miserable place to be in. 9/10 people want to leave, the 1 that wants to stay is either in denial or has masochistic/sadistic tendencies. The work is enormous as they want to keep as few people as possible in order to be lean while being in denial that the lean they are pursuing is closer to Anorexia. This ends up putting people in positions where 50% of the work assigned is done half cooked, and leads only to a short term win and long term disaster. However the company rewards such behavior through its Bonus structure, which is essential since obtaining a good yearly bonus is the only way to draw parity with P&G/Unilever/Mars Payscales. Employees chase the small win to take home that extra pay knowning full well the work they are doing is unsustainable. Senior Management engages in Politics much more than actual work and again, its a culture driven from the top. Every Senior Manager acts a Policeman in the company and engages in inter-department rivalries so that the monkey is off their back and on someone else (Some do it only to manage their Work-Life Balance). It is staggering the amount of poor decision making that exists in the organization where SVPs get involved in how much bottled water to order, and which contractor to hire. It is an open secret that Mr Kapoor is lately signing off on hiring for non-managers as well personally. A new cost cutting program has simply put to a halt promotions, so entry to mid level managers can forget moving forward for a few years. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid and if a loved one is heading there, warn them !

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