Your success isn't based off your work. But who likes you. - Recensione dipendente - Maintenance Technician presso Barilla Group

Great flexibility and work life balance. Great people and business.

Not much room for career advancement. A lot of decisions are made by the headquarters in Italy and don't always make sense for the US.

Local leadership is smart and capable when global allows them to do things. Most of the people who haven't managed to leave yet are pretty great.

The global organization is destroying the company. People are fleeing left and right. Pay is way below average and management constantly touts "soft benefits" which no longer exist. The pasta market is declining and the Global organization is hamstringing the US from succeeding. Negotiate for higher comp vs Bonus. The new Bonus structure makes it near impossible to pay out given the current market. If you live on the North Side and need a job it could be worse. Ask during the interview process if your role reports to global or local. If global, I cannot recommend enough to not join. If you need a job and join, just be prepared for things to slowly get worse. If the job is local things aren't that bad. Be prepared for 3 days in office starting in 2026. I expect that to increase to 4-5 in the coming years too since the Barilla Family wants butts in chairs.