Kimberly-Clark Reviews

I worked at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Decent salary, lots of projects going on, benefits are good, coworkers help make it feel like a family environment.

Cons – Not very clear on how to get raises and promotions, can get easily pigeonholed into a position. Management tends to tell you one thing in private, then acts a different way in public. Had many experiences with people going directly to senior leadership to get what they wanted done without ever asking their direct supervisor.

Advice to Senior Management – Help work with the people on career development and advancement.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Kimberly-Clark as an intern for more than a year

Pros – I was able to learn and practice CAD skills and other practical engineering skills not learned directly at university. There are opportunities to work for several months in different locations in the U.S.

Cons – Each mill and location has a different culture, and it can be a little lonely to be the only university-aged person at the location. There wasn't any formal instruction in SolidWorks or AutoCAD where I first worked so it was fairly tedious at first.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep in touch with employees at all locations. In Neenah, WI, it is fairly common to see the CEO, but it would be nice if managers of sectors had a little more contact and explained business goals.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – good pay,benefits,and double time sundays

Cons – way too much overtime in the summer can not enjoy summer because you ar always woking at least five twelve hour shifts with only 24 hours off usually.

Advice to Senior Management – upper management needs to communicate better with employees and stop making rules and changes without telling the employees in advance. and fire tom falk and get a CEO that wont drive the company into the ground.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Kimberly-Clark full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good product; a wish for changes in the company; global network of colaboration

Cons – I was not convinced about the rightness of changes and methods of implementations.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to employees as opposed to arranging another unreadable intranet forum.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – If you like a 9 to 5 position, this is nice. The company also offers summer hours. The job is not physically demanding, nor intellectually demanding, the tasks are pretty routine. Allows you to work on your patience (a great virtue) when dealing with consumers who contact you about trivial things.

Cons – Too mundane, at least for me. Doesn't leave room for creativity. If you have a complaint about your position or you want something to change, you may not be successfull. Everything is standardized. No room for creativity.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide more autonomy to the phone agents

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The compensation and benefits package is good. There is good opportunity to learn new skills as there is always some change taking place.

Cons – Management does not put enough stock in feedback from the front-lines. Upper levels seem to be more concerned with public perception than creating meaningful solutions with internal process improvements.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop worrying about what "The Street" thinks and do what is right by your employees and customers. "The Street" will eventually come around.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Challenging environment - great place to work - pays well

Cons – In some areas, risk taking is not encouraged
Not a global company yet, too many silos still

Advice to Senior Management – Get out of headquarters more and visit the regional offices more

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Fantastic assembly of people, some of the most iconic brands in the world and, depending on what brand you work for, the ability to independently manage a large swath of the business

Cons – Location relative to other CPG companies is not optimal and for 2-3 brands the amount of layered over-staffing can be stifling.

Advice to Senior Management – Less interference is better, however I've never worked at a company whose people, from the CEO to the Admin, had as much passion for what they do and so much personality doing it

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Kimberly-Clark as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – - Big PLUS for work-life balance
- Working environment is very casual (at least here in BKK)
- Colleagues are very welcoming and supportive of each other
- Good remuneration, salary is a little higher than the industry's standard

Cons – - Relaxing environment can sometimes impede productivity
- Jobs are usually routinely and not very challenging
- Little room for career advancment

Advice to Senior Management – Be a little more communicative with the workers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Kimberly-Clark full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great salary, ability to move jobs within the company.

Cons – Diversity is promoted more than it is valued.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company