Life @ Marico: The Way We Work

We have a distinct work culture that attracts people and makes them want to stay. The entire work culture is so natural that it enhances all members to bring out the best in them, thus encouraging individual thought.

What can be found common in every Mariconian and which is absolutely contagious, is the passion and drive with which everyone works. We are a team of highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals. We do things that defy traditional logic.

At Marico, we have a working atmosphere that is always open and experimentative from our inception. Normally new joiners are ‘shocked’ with the kind of openness that exists at Marico. The new joiners take some time to get used to it, but are ably supported by interventions like Managerial Grid Program and the leadership demonstrating through living this value.

The existence of such an open environment fosters the exchange of ideas and views across the organization, facilitating the flow of information. Members do not see the need to wait for a forum to express their opinions. Members have space for diversity of opinions and points of views, not withstanding the person’s position in the organization. Where else can you imagine a subordinate giving an open ‘critique’ to his boss? We practice it through ‘Relationship Reviews’ which is well accepted by the Chief. At Marico, we value Openness and consider it one of our significant strengths. Various sources like Members Engagement Surveys, Feedback from ex-Mariconians, etc. have validated this over the years.

At Marico, everybody is referred to as ‘Members’ and not ‘Employees’. Membership is superior to employeeship. Employeeship connotes an employer-employee relationship and there is an exchange of pay for work. On the other hand, Membership is about choice and voluntary participation in the relationship between the members and organisation. We believe in Complete Trust and Empowerment. Indeed at Marico, we have no formal monitoring of leave. In fact, there is no recording of leave, which is of a contingency nature. This also emanates from the value of membership that members are responsible and can balance their work and personal priorities, depending on the contingencies.