Is Colgate-Palmolive a good company to work for?

Colgate-Palmolive has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,724 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Colgate-Palmolive to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Colgate-Palmolive have been left by employees working as Internship , Intern and Director .

Does Colgate-Palmolive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Colgate-Palmolive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Colgate-Palmolive. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Colgate-Palmolive?

80% of Colgate-Palmolive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Colgate-Palmolive 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Colgate-Palmolive?

Intern (145) , Estagiário (90) , Brand Manager (61) , Internship (54) , Manager (48) , Business Analyst (39) , Analyst (38) , Marketing (35) , Director (30) , Customer Development Executive (29) , Customer Development Manager (28) , Analista (27) , Customer Development Officer (24) , Financial Analyst (20) , Operador De Máquinas (20)

What are the pros of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Great Culture and Empathetic towards employees" ((in 263 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 239 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 197 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 195 reviews)); "It has a good salary and it's aware of the work" ((in 83 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 60 reviews)); "Long hours and man projects to manage." ((in 20 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 17 reviews)); "Mid management needs to align with senior management on personnel policies and start working towards the development of their reports, in order to get people motivated and more committed to their roles" ((in 16 reviews)); "Favoritism does exist, and it is brutally display." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs and their outlook for job security at Colgate-Palmolive in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Colgate-Palmolive locations?

New York , Piscataway , Morristown , Morristown , Hodges , Atlanta , Minneapolis , Topeka , Cambridge , Greenwood , Dallas , Rogers , New Brunswick , Guaynabo , San Juan , Chicago , Cincinnati , Edison , Burlington , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Jersey City , Newark , Phoenix , Knoxville , Memphis , Columbus , Smyrna , Bloomfield , Elizabeth

Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,488 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,488 reviews)

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Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,488 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Colgate-Palmolive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jun 13, 2016

Colgate - NJ

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive atmosphere, everyone was proficient at their job.

Cons

Timeline's can be skewed sometimes

4.0

Jun 9, 2016

Great Place to Work - Many Opportunities Under One Roof

Associate manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong focus on values creates a safe and comfortable work environment. Many ways to take on new positions and flex assignments

Cons

No significant cons to note.

4.0

Jun 9, 2016

So-so company, depends on your goals

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really great company to work for, good people, good benefits, good pay.

Cons

Over the years it has been seen that the quality of being a Colgate employee has been slowly diminishing. Nobody seems to know where these changes are coming from. None of them are large changes in particular, but more so the accumulation of all these small changes. Work life balance isn't bad if you have and office job. Plant jobs have worse work life balance. While upper management is for the most part composed of down to earth people, there seems to be a trend where the newer people moving up in middle management are very fake, cut throat, smile at your face/stab you in the back people.

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