Hempel Reviews

3.3

65% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

Lars Petersson

61% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Hempel has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hempel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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212 reviews
1.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

2 years before company was fine.

Cons

There has been significant change over the years, coupled with increasing politics at HQ. Lady with licking attitude has got promoted others being fired. Unfortunately, career progression does not always reflect performance, and strong contributors can sometimes be overlooked despite delivering meaningful results. HRs are dancing dolls to 3 Ms in HQ

1.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good colleagues in some teams.

Cons

Classic offshoring company - cost first, everything else second. Performance reviews don't lead anywhere. You sit through them, nothing changes, no real feedback, no plan. Career development is basically non-existent unless you push hard for it yourself. Project management is messy. Priorities change week to week, nobody's really sure who owns what, and teams don't cooperate much - everyone's busy defending their own area instead of actually working together. Big decisions get made somewhere upstairs and you find out when it affects you, not before. There's not much appreciation for the work you put in, and honestly no real effort to motivate people in the first place. Managers aren't interested in what drives you or how to get the best out of the team - you're just expected to deliver. And when they reduce headcount it happens quietly, without proper communication, which makes everyone nervous about their own position. If you care about transparency, growth, or some stability for your family, this probably isn't the place. You can definitely pick up experience here, but don't expect much beyond that.

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