Kimberly Clark is a great company but it seems to be losing it's ability for solid growth. There are obvious market impacts but the inconsistency in management and employee development is a more serious underlying issue.
There is little to no employee training/development which inhibits KC from harnessing the full potential of the staff that they presently possess. Instead, employees constantly apply for roles without proficiently performing their present jobs. This is permitted by judging an employee's abilities on meeting objectives rather than job performance which does not directly reflect their ability to perform their present roles. Once an employee obtains a new role, there is no required or managed transfer of knowledge to the incoming candidate so the there is an unnecessary learning curve that impacts overall performance.
Employees holding positions are not groomed for development; for example, if a role utilizes analysis skills - there is not attempt by Kimberly Clark to develop data mining skills in software such as Excel or Tableau. You would think that it is in the better interest of an organization to develop their staff to optimize performance.
Another matter of concern is the decision making process. There is too much time spent on meetings to make decisions rather than delegating and executing. This causes a tremendous delay in achieving results and demoralizes staff when their input is passed over to others that are not as familiar with ma
Worst place I have ever worked!!
-Management doesn't listen and only cares about your political standing with everyone around you. Perception is reality good or bad.
-Hard work does not pay off, it's all about politics and who endorses you.
-Management will lie to your face to make themselves look better
-Management does not support engineers or have their backs. Whenever their is a discrepancy between operations and engineering, management will say "perception is reality" and throw you under the bus
-Throwing each other under the bus is a company sporting event!
-Operations constantly say they don't need engineers and belittle and condescend them
-They constantly belittle millennials for not knowing anything because they have no life experience. Sr. Management even openly mocks millennials calling them snowflakes.
- If you are young and extroverted do not work here your soul will quickly be killed and sucked out of you. Everyone is an introverted hermit crab that are extra crabby.
-Creativity is crushed by the phrase "we tried that before and it didn't work" or "that's not what we normally do"
-Dont bother thinking outside the box management only cares about how well you think inside the box, then if done (politically) well enough they will help endorse you to another box.
-Do not ever break a safety rule or you will be thrown under the bus and fired, unless you are a political chosen one that can do no wrong.
-KC will say they care ab
4.0
Customer Service Analyst | Neenah, WI | Jul 20, 2018
Great people, community involvement, networking opportunities and benefits
Overall I really enjoyed working at Kimberly-Clark. Most of the people I worked with were great! I typically worked 9 hour days, but there were certain days of the monthly cycle in my last department where it wasn't unusual to work 10-12. I learned a wealth of knowledge about Supply Chain (customer service, distribution, transportation, planning, forecasting) and Customer development. My favorite part of the roles was working with the customer teams out in the field. The hardest part of the job was changing and sometimes unclear objectives and team vision. It was nice having perks like working from home one day a week and Friday afternoons off in the summer. There are many diversity groups like Women's Interactive Network, African American Employee Network, etc that were great for learning and networking. The benefits were pretty good, although they have been declining over the years. There are plenty of roles for career advancement, if you know what you want to do and are willing to work hard to move up.
What I didn't like was that management changed frequently and many of the new managers did not do a good job. Having inconsistency from managers in a role can cause stress, confusion, and can slow down team members careers. Some team leaders did not provide good constructive feedback throughout the year, which resulted in some team members receiving less than stellar performance ratings at the end of a year, as a surprise. They also do calibration for reviews,
ProsPeople, benefits, flexible work arrangements, summer hours, community involvement, networking
ConsIneffective managers, performance management rating system/callibration, moving to new departments if you don't have friends in management there
2.0
Administrative Associate | Roswell, GA | May 19, 2019
Used To Be a Great Place To Work
Too much stress for the position as I was the Subject Matter Expert due to the length of time I was there; the request form process began with me and I left the knowledge I had built when I left the company; didn't care if the team I left behind used it or not as I was constantly fighting with the other team members to follow the request form process.
I felt that there was too much unfair treatment by management for entire team, however, I learned a lot to add to my skill sets for the future. It was simply time for me to leave as the stress was too intense and affected my health.
Project mgmt. was the best part of my job as I assisted with the building of a web-based request form where all employees using the request form process could be involved and multiple emails didn't have to be received, then try to match them all together for one request; the request form tracking system was pristine and you would always be able to tell what stage of the request form process was in at all times.
Didn't feel the work/life balance was good at all. Due to the extreme stress I was under by working long hours just to try to stay ahead of other team members who refused to follow the outlined processes made me look like I was incompetent and unwilling to collaborate. The stress was the all in all problem which led to many other issues personally and professionally.
At one time this was a GREAT company to work for; but with all the competition between the older employees being bea
ProsFree Unlimited Drinks Machine
ConsCafeteria food was TOO EXPENSIVE; breaks were too short; stress was HIGH
4.0
Business Operations Manager | Roswell, GA | Oct 24, 2021
Culture heavily depends on direct manager
So far, I've had 4 different managers throughout my career at KC. One was amazing, two was great, and one was someone who taught me what bad management looks like. For the most part, overall work culture is great - there is a heavy emphasis on "take care of yourself and each other" and "do what matters". There's summer hours (where you can take 1/2 days on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day), plenty of opportunities for connections, learning opportunities, education reimbursement credit - all great stuff. I never knew that corporate life could be so awesome (for a non-tech company, I truly believe they are one of the top companies in terms of positive work culture and work/life balance). Having said that, I think that work-life balance as well as work culture heavily depends on the manager. I had one manager who was very superficial and not equipped to handle the job and it took a heavy toll on my morale. I also know of other folks in different departments who had a difficult time finding value and positivity at work because the management failed to delegate duties in manageable workloads and/or failed to empower them to make meaningful changes (it's too expensive, not a priority, let's not fix if it isn't broken, etc) If you find a manager who has the right leadership skills, business competency, and is willing to empower you (which, in my experience happened to be 3 out of 4), you'll love working for KC.
My advice is anyone currently considering applying to KC : interv
ProsSummer Hours, education reimbursement, excellent opportunity for career development
ConsOccasional bad managers, some still have "good 'ol boys club" mentality
Don’t get me wrong, K-C has been great to me and my family and proved to be a pandemic proof company.
The people are great for the most part and they are inclusive and diverse but the company is not a top employer for LGBTQIA employees to work at, according to the Human Rights Campaign’s website.
There are a lot of politics at higher levels and have seen many people leave because they didn’t play the game or because they had a different opinion than someone with a lot of political clout.
The company is trying to be center led but the countries and regions still have a lot of autonomy and that makes it hard to get global initiatives done.
Their benefits package is fantastic as is their vacation and paid holiday policies.
The pay is average. While they’ll make you a good offer to join, you won’t get much higher than that other than getting promoted. Promotions are hard to come by, even if you have stellar reviews and great feedback from peers and senior leaders. And when things go into motion, especially in supply chain, those types of moves take a long time to happen.
It’s a great company but the politics, the lack of standardization in supply chain can get very frustrating.
It is also frustrating to see how the standards are set differently for people with same job titles when it comes to travel. Some get an open checkbook and others need to beg for $500 for a road trip to see one of our sites.
Do I recommend them? Yes
Do I see myself finishing my career here? Maybe.
ProsBenefits, Time Off, Flexible Work Environment
ConsLack of supply chain standards, regions and countries not following the globe, average pay, limited options for advancement
I worked a four day rotating shift. Two twelve hour day shifts, two twelve graveyard shifts then had four days off. I learned how to run nearly every piece of equipment on the floor which allowed for job flexibility and new challenges. I took on extra rolls as a Staffer where responsibilities included arranging fill in's for people who had called in sick or for vacation vacancies. Also was a Safety Coordinator, responsibilities included writing safety work orders, making sure there were no safety issues for employees and that they followed safety guidelines and working with a small group to write and present monthly safety meetings. I learned to perform small repairs and troubleshoot equipment. I worked with all types or people and personalities and part of my job was to help facilitate a positive work environment. Management was rotated through our part of the facility so we relied on certain senior members of our hourly staff. Communication with these members was generally good. The hardest part of my job was when I was staffing trying to get the right maintenance personnel to come to work in the middle of the night or sometimes cleaning up after a particularly tough session of trouble shooting a problem. The most enjoyable part of my job was the flexibility in days off, job positions held and opportunities for advancement or in other departments.
ProsDecent health care, days off during the week that I could take for family without affecting my job.
ConsPaper dust, sometimes very hot in the shop, when the equipment ran badly, it ran badly.
Local management has several managers who were promoted because of who they know, not what they know.
The KC culture solves problems similar to the way the children's story of the three little pigs.
First they develop many processes and policies that will warn them of a potential problem,
Then they hire large volumes of new colleagues (who are later outsource) to identify problems.
They never understand the importance of the last piggy's actions. who eliminated the problem.
KC rarely eliminates the problem,
WHY because the management who are in charge are not qualified in there fields and are not confident enough to risk making a change. remember they manipulated the situation to place themselves in a better position, so they are not replaced by a new comer, because KC down size every couple of years, KC management culture is take as much knowledge from the new colleagues to better themselves. they call this building talent - "their own"
SO if you are thinking of working for KC, know up front they will want to know all you know, because they are preparing for the next round of down sizing.
The KC world headquarters is in Dallas, after a trip there they asked me why is Neenah so dysfunctional, So Dallas is well aware of the management culture and allow it to remain dysfunctional.
In my 30 years of working through out the Midwest, KC tops the chart for lack of Integrity.
Best of Luck,
I worked at Kimberly-Clark for five years as an executive assistant. I absolutely enjoyed my manager and the teams that I supported However, upper management did not support middle level and the dysfunction that trickled down from corporate leadership created a toxic environment between coworkers and departments. Many in my office were promised advancement to no avail. Executive assistants that were supporting the sales teams did not receive bonus for their efforts but rather 2% each year. Not much of an incentive to drive business for a support person. The back room corporate politics of releasing long time employees was corrupt. Very cutthroat at that level. The CDA program for young people brought incredible talent to Kimberly-Clark however many of them leaving was due to non-advancement. Lastly, I and many others recently lost their employment due to restructuring. The restructure had nothing to do with ability in any case. K-C only wants to employ talent that does not come to work, spend most of their time watching sports, reading books, going to lunch, painting their nails, having absolutely no experience in the roles that they are in and so on. Any young person coming out of college that wants a career with Kimberly-Clark should look elsewhere. It's a waste of your time, talent and prolongs the progression of your career.
I was in the accounting department. I felt training was poor. I noticed how management gave someone a promotion who was easily controllable, not because she was truly the best person for the job.
This was my only job in the corporate world so maybe most places are like this. They have stupid rules with no flexibility, for example, you MUST take lunch. You can't skip it one day (and eat at your desk) in order to leave early. I witnessed so much gossip and drama, that's what happens when you have so many women working together. The wasted time I saw when people weren't working - absolutely pathetic. They get paid to stand around and do nothing. Then they made up a schedule where everyone took turns cleaning the kitchen (dishes, etc.) I am not against cleaning up, but I don't even wash dishes at home. I support cleaning items and areas that I used, but not the things I didn't use, so again - I wish there was some flexibility there.
And don't forget the meetings! Stupid meetings that just waste more time! I guess corporations are all about wasting time!!
They had team building events that were also stupid. It did not bring any of us closer together. The obnoxious ones stayed obnoxious and the quiet ones stayed quiet. It was outside of my comfort zone.
They think they have the right to tell you how to act in your personal life, I had a problem with that too.
Empresa multinacional com ótimos benefícios e oportunidades de aprendizagem.
1) Um dia típico do meu trabalho pode ser resumido com as atividades abaixo:
- Acompanhamento administrativo e financeiro dos projetos;
- Reuniões de alinhamento e acompanhamento dos projetos com fornecedores/parceiros externos da organização, que podem ser internacionais;
- Reuniões de alinhamento e apresentação do andamento do projeto para a organização;
- Elaboração de memoriais com especificações técnicas esperadas dos mais variados tipos de projetos;
- Revisão/aprovação/modificação de projetos originados de parceiros externos;
- Reuniões com áreas técnicas globais da empresa para revisão de padrões esperados.
2) Como oportunidade de aprendizagem do cargo desta-se a capacidade de trabalho sob pressão, com foco em resultados, bem como a gestão das pessoas designadas para o grupo técnico do projeto.
3) A direção/gerência realização uma avaliação constante de resultados e comportamentos, destacando-se pela autonomia de decisões. Cabe-se destacar que as necessidades solicitadas à gerência são atendidas na medida do possível e conforme política da companhia.
4) A cultura da empresa procura ter um enfoque global, com base em comportamentos pré definidos. Essas diretrizes são revisitadas de maneira constante, através de treinamentos online e presenciais.
5) A parte mais difícil do trabalho, como qualquer gerenciamento de projeto, é realizar o equilíbrio constante do triângulo das restrições: Custo/ Tempo / Escopo.
6) A parte mais agradável é o sentimento de
ProsÓtimos benefícios e oportunidades de aprendizagem.
ConsAinda existem oportunidades no gerenciamento de carreiras e promoções.
Trabajar en Kimberly Clark fue una experiencia muy interesante y enriquecedora, pues es una organización que piensa en el bienestar del ser humano en todos sus niveles.
Cada día es una experiencia nueva y siempre tienes algo por aprender, es una organización que te permite aprender de todo cuanto desees, pues puedes tener interacción con todas las personas, en todos los niveles, desde el operario hasta el gerente.
Cuenta con una característica muy importante en cuanto a su nivel de dirección, la apertura, pues constantemente se ve la interacción de la gerencia con cada una de las personas que conforman la organización.
Los días suelen pasarse muy rápido pues siempre tienes muchas cosas por hacer , pero cada momento lo disfrutas al máximo porque estas trabajando en lo que te gusta.
Kimberly Clark cuenta con un equipo de trabajo extraordinario, además enriqueces tu cultura pues tienes la posibilidad de conocer e interactuar con muchas personas de distintas regiones y países.
Trabajar aquí me dejó los mejores recuerdos tanto profesionales como personales. En primera instancia fortalecí y enfrente retos grandes que me hicieron descubrir habilidades y por otro lado conoces personas que valen muchísimo la pena y que te impulsan a hacer las cosas con amor.
Finalmente solo tendría por añadir que lo único que me pareció muy difícil en este empresa fue tener que dejarla pues como ya lo mencioné anteriormente, cada una de las personas que conoces aquí hacer que tu traba
Na empresa Kimberly-Clark aprendi muito, mas uma das coisas que mais aprendi, foi em questão comportamental. Durante esses dois anos de contrato, tive vários tipos de treinamentos, porem o que eles mais focam são os comportamentais, e os quais me ajudaram muito, e pretendo levar para o resto de minha carreira profissional.
Uma das coisas que aprendi bastante, a qual entrei lá, e sabia pouco foi mexer em Excel, fazer planilhas, no meu dia-a-dia eu montava diversas planilhas, organizava alguns, também fazia apresentações em power point para ser apresentadas em reuniões onde a gerencia participaria.
Aprendi a mexer em sistemas: SENIOR( Para melhor controle de presenças de funcionários nos treinamentos de capacitação, para plano de carreira dos mesmos), SAP( Para pagamento de notas fiscais OP- Ordem de pagamento).
Eu encadernava bastante, quase todos os dias, diversos documentos, muito importantes, os quais eram para reuniões que aconteciam de 2 em 2 horas nas máquinas, e os operadores precisavam registrar aquela reunião pois o setor no qual eu fazia parte controlava essas reuniões.
Uma das coisas que aprendi bastante também, é como tratar as pessoas, perder a timidez, a vergonha que não podemos ter em um ambiente de trabalho, senão não conseguimos conviver com ninguém, o setor Melhoria Contínua ou Lean Manufacturing me ensinaram isso, aquele setor foi a base da minha carreira profissional, tanto que mantenho contato com todos.
ProsTreinamentos
ConsEmpresa muito grande, difícil transição em curto tempo
Questions And Answers about Kimberly-Clark
If you were in charge, what would you do to make Kimberly-Clark a better place to work?
Asked Feb 10, 2018
Kimberly Clark Inc.
Bravery Honor Loyalty Sacrifice
Operating in top priority of operations due to Covid 19 pandemic from day one.
Installed world-wide within Ups facilities
Manufacturing high quality products for industrial equipment. Paper products, surgical and medical instruments
Making a Difference in the World
B2B Class and Prestige distributing on time shipments.
Honorable Acts of Duty USA Tough
Answered Apr 10, 2021
I would say offer market salaries so employees don't need to worry about money, I was offered a salary that was at best 1/3 of what that role would typically pay.
Answered Feb 15, 2021
How did you get your first interview at Kimberly-Clark?
Asked Feb 25, 2016
Phone interview -- I was referred by a friend who was an employee
Answered Jan 18, 2019
Through a temp agency.
Answered Jan 7, 2019
What benefits does Kimberly-Clark offer?
Asked Feb 25, 2016
Great Salaries and medical health program
Answered Jan 9, 2018
Decent insurance program and a nice matching program for the 401K
Answered Nov 12, 2017
What is the interview process like at Kimberly-Clark?
Asked Jul 4, 2016
Was easy gotta be a high school graduate or GED, or pass all you drug test.
Answered Mar 16, 2021
Brutal lots of gotcha questions and your put on the spot all of the way though.
Last about 45 minutes .
Answered Feb 4, 2021
Have anyone had to take a Virtual Job Tryout assessment to get employed and how did it go after you took the test, how long did it take for you to hear something back from KC?
Asked Mar 30, 2017
I applied at Chester, PA and New Milford, CT through Workday due to the Fullerton mill closure.
I took the virtual job tryout online. I received an email stating I didn't meet the minimum requirements.
Kind of odd since I have been employed at KC Fullerton for 5 yrs. as a maintenance mechanic.
Answered Nov 10, 2019
I had my Virtual interview yesterday and Im hoping I get a call.
