Great Company, but Upward Mobility Based on Time, Not Talent - Marketing Procter & Gamble Employee Review

4.0
Oct 5, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

This is one of the best run companies in the US, with consistently some of the best people across all functions. It is highly principle based and at least at lower levels, politics is diminshed as much as possible in the evaluation of people. Insights on best business practices are routinely shared across divisions and training is heavily supported.

Cons

The main downside is the company has lost its discipline in marketing for evaluating with rigor. As a result, management ranks have become bloated and there is very little advancement at any level in marketing. The company has retrospectively designed its career model to reflect this loss of opportunity, which feels false. It is also too heavily invested in rewarding time at level, which tends to drive talent out of the system.

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Cons

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Pros

training in in depth, training on job, basic star interview questions good company, stable benefits are somewhat cheap

Cons

training can be a lot, you have about 1-2hr presentations biweekly where you get tested on different aspects of the plant, like steam system, water system, utilities etc, training can last up to 6 months paid once a month, irregular times on call, may have to work weekends depending on machines work long shifts, sometimes up to 16 hours depending on how machines run, expected to be at work by 6am for safety meetings, 5am sometimes depending on the site you work at, expected to stay if machines run poorly can be demanding- most entry level managers are fresh out of college and expected to train and manage individuals who have worked at the company for decades not very easy to change departments, takes a couple of years no matching 401k, they have their own profit sharing thing, if you quit before 3-4 years at the company, you lose the money

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