A work-life balance friendly multi-national company with good benefits and great culture. - Commercial Intelligence Manager Danone Employee Review

5.0
Mar 6, 2023
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Pros

Most of the benefits here are very employee friendly, a good health insurance with other benefits ranging from Leave Allowance to giving insurance for family members (Wife & Kids). Working culture is also great with a minimum conflict occurrence in 6 years. The culture also encourages superiors to be supportive on their team members' career choices. The company is moving to a more forthright way of working, allowing employees to put problems on the table and find the solution together. This also give employees opportunities to give an opinion whether is work related or career related.

Cons

The company has operated for more than 40 years with some departments still consists of employees who've worked for more than 20 years in the company. This may lead to resistant of change towards the working culture, hindering improvement in the company. Having a large number of employees (Around 12,000, although more than 10,000 is located in Plants/Factories/Depots), advancing to Director level (N+2 of my current level) consist of a lot of competition.

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5.0
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Pros

Great people, highly structured, unique learning opportunities

Cons

Team was fully remote so sometimes a bit difficult to communicate with everyone

1.0
Feb 3, 2026
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Pros

Work-life balance exists and is generally respected. Bonuses can be good, depending on the year and leadership priorities. Strong, reputable brands that look impressive on a résumé. "Some" genuinely great people who work hard despite the environment.

Cons

No meritocracy whatsoever. Promotions and career growth are driven by favoritism, internal alliances, and visibility politics rather than performance or results. Advancement often feels like a popularity contest. “Core values” are largely performative. They are referenced often but ignored when inconvenient, especially at leadership levels. Questionable long-term strategy. Direction changes frequently, priorities shift without explanation, and long-term planning feels weak or reactive. Extremely bureaucratic. Simple decisions require excessive approvals, slowing execution and stifling innovation. Politics over performance. Success depends more on who you align with than what you deliver. If you're not "one of them" or if they don't want to continue paying you your value, they'll find ways to get rid of you. So choose wisely and research the role and team.

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