Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

This evaluation concerns Nespresso SA Lausanne: Always a salary level at the entrance higher than the Lake Geneva average, beautiful chairs and computers.

This evaluation concerns Nespresso SA Lausanne: No career management of human resources, and no transparency on salaries, unlike Nestlé (obtain good information and negotiate its salary upon hiring). No visible vision or investment of an aging management to develop the company towards a more sustainable and contemporary model. Too many internal processes. The general atmosphere of the teams is gloomy due to competitive pressure but also to the many waves of recent departures (except for top management, of course) to satisfy the need for results requested by shareholders. Anyway, it was better 10 years ago.

The offices, logistics, IT equipment and working conditions are of high quality. The staff restaurant is good and the price is good. The location of the offices is good.

Decision-making and the way employees are managed is taken on a political basis, depending on the services to be rendered to a particular manager. The evolution of positions and applications are managed in this way. Positions are filled in advance and the candidate is chosen before the advertisement appears. Reductions and relocations of posts abroad are made every six months with precise objectives to be achieved. Managers' bonuses are linked to these relocations of positions abroad. Intelligent, competent and honest employees have been leaving the company for several years. The management style is unhealthy (politics everywhere). Little learning of new skills because the company is lagging far behind in digital, CRM, data, e-commerce, business analytics. Very intense working hours, working late in the evening, uncompensated overtime.

Good employer 10 years ago. Good work-life balance.

I believe things have changed a lot since i worked there. Positions are cut in Switzerland to be sent elsewhere and employees no longer enjoy many of the benefits they used to have.

Internal career opportunities

Management focused solely on profit

Unfortunately, I have no idea, but my acquaintances seem to remain loyal to them for many years.

20 years of job applications, 20 years of typical (negative) responses. In all modesty, I should - statistically speaking - have had at least one first interview at some point, back then as a junior, or now as a senior in my field. What a waste of time!