management is horrible - Shift Leader Procter & Gamble Employee Review

1.0
Dec 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vacation time (even though you blow through it while working a 2-2-3 rapid rotation)

Cons

Where do we start? Managers think they know everything and they don't, lets speed up the lines for more throughput of product but lets not fix the issues with the lines themselves, lets cut staffing on the lines while we speed it up and have issues. Lets move someone with an engineering background into a supply chain leader role who knows absolutely nothing about the position. Then takes advice from a line leader (a line leader that is only in that position because they threw everyone under the bus to get themselves there and takes credit for everyone else's ideas. "cost savings" is a joke,(because our multi-billion dollar brands and not to mention Procter and Gamble as a company makes how many billions a year?) technicians can't do this or get that because it costs too much and we're trying to save millions while managers go on thousand dollar excursions across the pound to Europe for "benchmarking" . Retirement is now down to 9% while they are making billions and management is getting millions of dollars in bonus'. Do they want there workers working till they die? Pay and progression system, where do we start with that, it'll take you 15 years minimum to get fully paid? or how you know longer have incentive to learn quickly? You're stuck at a pay level for 2.5 years that you should honestly get to before your year probation is even up. And you wonder why people are leaving and going to other companies.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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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

3.0
May 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Many intelligent people who are experts in their fields who are willing to help and provide advice (if they have time). Decent benefits and pay.

Cons

I mentioned time because many people are stretched and overworked. Work life balance is pretty bad and shows no signs of improvement. A lot of this can be attributed to near useless management. Every project is treated as absolute maximum priority but can still be dropped at a moment's notice. Work processes are horribly cumbersome and slow. Even small changes require many approvals but there are endless demands to "move faster".

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