Brenntag reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(679 total reviews)
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Christian Kohlpaintner

43% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Brenntag has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 679 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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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679 reviews
2.0
Aug 22, 2025

Turn this ship around

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers and local team

Cons

Chaos with constant changes Regional leaders cannot make any decisions- all centralized to a select few individuals Never finish anything Micro-managing at its finest DEI focused with hiring of key positions going to unqualified and unexperienced individuals.

3.0
Aug 17, 2025

Key Accounts

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers and helpful management.

Cons

Extremely disorganized with never ending changes.

4.0
Aug 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- stable work/company - good office - ability to work remotely in Germany

Cons

- overhour work - hard to grow at some point - bonus is usually not paid in the proper amount, due to the bad economic situation

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