Brenntag reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(675 total reviews)
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Christian Kohlpaintner

46% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Brenntag has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brenntag employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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675 reviews
3.0
Sep 25, 2014

Chaos

Recommend
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Pros

good benefits with below average wage

Cons

you will pay the price of their disfuntion.

1.0
Aug 15, 2014

BRENNTAG (NO!) WAY

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good medical and dental plan although amount charged to employees have increased significantly. 401K and pension plans are satisfactory.

Cons

No women or persons of color in Senior Management positions. No Latino presence in upper management. No people of color in sales positions. People of color are hired and quickly let go from company. No sensitivity training program. High paying positions are held by Caucasian males. Low morale and questionable business ethics by senior management.

2.0
Jul 21, 2014

Brenntag Great Lakes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Brenntag does offer a full line of nice benefits at a reasonable price. Unlike our larger competitors, we are not in a state of complete disarray which gives a sense of job security.

Cons

As a sales rep, you will have to argue and fight for every penny of earned commission. BGL management will find every reason to keep it and sales reps get tired of fighting over money. This is why we are having a huge amount of turnover. If I had the option to leave, I would leave today. If it was not for my direct manager, I would have left a long time ago. As for other parts of the company, materials management is OK, but could improve. The HR department couldn't be any worse, but fortunately other managers understand the benefits if you have any questions. Operations has had their share of turnover too so it is a struggle at times to get products delivered on time. As a general rule, most of the top managers (for the Great Lakes region) have no moral compass. A great company to work for but you will be exhausted from fighting for what you have rightfully earned.

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