Univar Solutions reviews

3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,243 total reviews)
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David Jukes

47% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Univar Solutions has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,243 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Univar Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jul 21, 2014

Regional Manager

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Pros

Five years ago there was not enough room here to write all the pro 's. It was a great place to work--I looked forward to going to work every day. I had advanced time and time again in my role, my responsibilities , and my compensation. And now there are none worth writing.

Cons

Cons summed up in one word---MANAGEMENT. not trustworthy, not ethical, they see absolutely no value in their employees. They say they do but it's not true. Actions speak louder than words. Long term employees are taken advantage of and held back. Example after example after example of this is available. Customer service has been moved so far from the customer that there is no longer a relationship based business. There is no loyalty between employer/employee, customer/univar, supplier/univar. Univar is extremely slow to pay causing vendors to be frustrated yet push customers to hold to terms-even if they are also a vendor and univar owes them even more than they are trying to collect. Very poor mgmt at regional level who whip employees to give more and more without and recognition, compensation or appreciation.

2.0
Jun 28, 2014

Difficult environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some decent coworkers. Some of them even care about doing a good job. Due to all of the constant changes there are not many positives left concerning this company.

Cons

There is no concern for employees at this company. There has been too many changes recently. Many employees simply come in to collect a paycheck only while those who care do all of the work. People are put into manager roles that have no people skills creating bad moral. No room whatsoever for advancement. So much more negative to list here.

2.0
May 12, 2014
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Pros

Good benefits, good learning opportunity if just starting your career & stable industry. Univar was the best chemical distribution company at one time, however poorly executed expansion and weak leadership decisions slowly destroyed what could have been a true industry leader.

Cons

Good ole boy network when it comes to promotions. Your golf handicap matters more than industry experience (at least where I worked). Weak local management used intimidation to motivate employees by threatening termination. Annual bonus was a joke. One month your tracking to make bonus, the next month your not because the branch screwed the pooch.

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