IFF reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(970 total reviews)
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Erik Fyrwald

80% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

IFF has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 970 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IFF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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970 reviews
1.0
Nov 26, 2019

I didn't sign up to be a politician

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Pros

Met nice people, very warm lab people but colder commercial people

Cons

Not promoted/hired based on merit/appropriate qualifications, very biased (almost always based on who they know), a lot of French people, previous head was French, some French interns were even flown in because of their connection with the boss and paid 3-4 times as much for the same work. Apparent social gap between locals and foreigners/expats, incompetent bosses. Poor career progression and very very tight headcount, some graduates (some with master degrees) intern for a very long time without proper benefits before finally converting. Environment is also very political. Bosses are reluctant to accept your medical/hospitalisation leave, which I think is sickening because health should not be taken lightly.

2.0
Jul 19, 2015

Seems like a good company to work for... once you're permanent

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Pros

Temping is a great way to get into the company, and once you're in they have a good work/life balance, and benefits.

Cons

They will allow you to temp for forever. I personally have been temping for almost a year, and know that most people who work here started as temps. Hearing that people were temps for a year, 18 months, even two years is not uncommon.

2.0
Jan 27, 2015

Back to the 1970's!

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Pros

The US employees are extremely nice, benefits are good

Cons

Their practices and procedures are antiquated. No accountability, proper people are not placed in management positions

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