PepsiCo reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,254 total reviews)
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Ramon Laguarta

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

PepsiCo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 17,254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PepsiCo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Feb 8, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great company to have on your resume, once working at PBG all companies know that you are a hard worker. Extremely fast paced environment. The benefits are some of the best, not only in the industry, but of all companies.

Cons

There is a real lack of leadership. The normal operation mode is reactive not proactive, so get used to always being short of staffing. When managers from the business unit come to town, get ready to go all out to create the craziest dog and pony show for them, instead of showing them the real world. Best part of the Dog and Pony show is that you get to take it down hours after they leave town. Customer Reps are always being asked to work their "off days" due to the lack of staffing. In this role you are expected to be on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week, it does not matter what is going on in your personal life, work comes first. You can also always count human resources to make anything more complicated then what it needs to be. It seems as if they are always working against you.

2.0
Feb 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I started as a Summer-Hire while I went to college and the pay was great. I eventually became a route sales specialist, and upon completion of school, became a DSL. If you fit their profile for advancement you can get promotions, you typically just have to wait an extended time period to get them. Great Benefits! Pension, 401k, share power all great accesories.

Cons

The information that is pushed down from upper management typically gets filtered along the way and very vital information with very impactful reprocusions, continually being negative, is put into your lap and you have no decision but to attempt to put a positive spin on it for the rsr's. I got to a point where I couldn't deal with the work load, working hours and I put in a large amount, and working conditions so I turned in my notice. My advice to anyone thnking about wanting to be a DSL or any outside applicant applying for the job would be..... If you want to have a life outside of work, don't accept the job.

3.0
Feb 4, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance Good benefits Flexibility hours

Cons

Not challenging Poor opportunities for growth Favoritism showed to employees who are American Lack of respect for PhD level scientists Lack of challenging projects Impact on bottomline of your work is not always apparent Highly political Poor leadership Managers very insular in their focus, they do not think outside of their immediate job responsibility.

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