Most toxic company I ever worked. - Senior Security Analyst Mars Employee Review

3.0
11 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great healthcare support. International travel opportunities. The best development program on the market. Good leaders you can learn from (but not trust).

Cons

You only get promoted if you play the political game. There's NO diversity. The company has a specific employee profile. If you don't belong to the company behaviour you won't get anything. There is a hidden agenda in every leader. The company is dark. The company culture was explicit build to don't have transparency. The employees are massive about the culture. It seems like brainwashing. This is so deep and orchestrated that I just realize how much sad this company was years after leaving the company.

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Mars Response
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Dear Alumni, we are sorry to hear about your experience at Mars and thank you for the candid review. If you would like to discuss your experience further, please reach out to the Mars Ombudsman team at EthicsPoint - MARS. They are an independent, confidential, and neutral resource available to all Associates and Alumni. We strive to provide a safe space for our Associates, and one where everyone is treated equally, and with dignity and respect. We look forward to hearing from you.

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