Is Colgate-Palmolive a good company to work for?

Colgate-Palmolive has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,717 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Colgate-Palmolive to a friend and 72% 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?

81% 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 (26) , 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 260 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 239 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 196 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 196 reviews)); "It has a good salary and it's aware of the work" ((in 84 reviews))

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

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 59 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 15 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 14 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

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,484 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,484 reviews)

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Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,484 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

3.0

Apr 30, 2012

Decent company.

Git

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount on products. Work isn't too demanding. Decent working conditions. Okay pay. Stability, they say they don't normally fire people that have been hired.

Cons

Work is very very boring. There are tons of meetings. Pay is somewhat less than other positions. Work may not translate to other jobs.

3.0

Apr 29, 2012

Great internship

Finance intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience, good way to get your feet wet

Cons

not a lot of work gets done in that office

2.0

Apr 8, 2012

Senior Management is out of touch.

National account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and products with strong brands.

Cons

Senior Management is out of touch with the reality of the sales environment. Key positions are not filled in a timely manner. Management has a bullying style of leadership. Senior Management uses the same rhetoric over and over with no action behind the words. The are viewed as hyporcritical. Very risk-averse and conservative. HR works for management and not the employees. Colgate is a good news company and honesty is not encouraged.

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