Where to start? I enjoyed Univar for many years, and then things started to change. New management came in and brought all of their "friends", which started the decline. Then more new management came in and brought their "friends" and the decline continued. A lot of clearly selfish decisions were made for good of upper management at the expense of everyone else. Long-term employees could see the problems, but they were ignored. We were told we wouldn't get bonuses or increases due to "budget cuts" while we were purchasing a private jet for the Pres/CEO. We were blatantly lied to in company meetings, made promises that weren't followed through, placated when there was nothing but more disappointment coming down the pike. I distinctly remember the new CEO telling us "only a few departments will be moved to Chicago for strategic reasons. The rest will remain in Redmond." Now, many departments have been moved (and I imagine it's only a matter of time for the rest), and many good, long-term employees have been laid off in order to rehire in Chicago. I chose to leave on my own because the environment had become so uncertain and frankly, depressing. No one enjoyed coming to work anymore and there was no employee recognition whatsoever.
The whole situation is pretty sad, because this is a company that used to be great. A lot of selfish decisions have brought the company to where it is today. I truly hope things can turn around and bring the company back to what it once was, but until some change happens, I can't recommend this environment to anyone.
