Good company with well structured values but sadly not widely practiced - Regional Human Resources Director Danone Employee Review

2.0
13 Jun 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Have very Good medical benefits

Cons

Very French dominated. Plenty of French directors that are not performing. Danone has a set of values which we are told to follow. Sadly very e few practice that at the top. Still

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Danone Response
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We are very happy to hear that you appreciate our medical benefits! As we acknowledge that the employees’ development and the company’s growth, go hand in hand, our HR teams work very hard to create these great benefits for you. It’s unfortunate to read that you had a negative experience at Danone. For us, the "how" matters as much as the "what’’, also when we talk about leadership. We understand that our managers have a big influence on your experience at Danone. We would like to apologize and to thank you for your honest feedback.

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