PepsiCo reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,248 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 17,248 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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2.0
Jun 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay and benefits are very competitive. The company is a well known leader and seems to want to do the "right" thing.

Cons

You will not be recognized properly for your work. Nothing is ever good enough. Expect a lot of negative feedback and very little positive feedback, if any. Expectations are beyond high, to the point of being unrealistic or borderline unrealistic. You will be expected to go along with management direction and not question any of it. If you do, watch out. Don't express how you honestly feel or try to make suggestions for improvement, they won't be listened to. In fact, management will counter and try to make you believe there is something wrong with you personally and that is why you feel that way or are having "difficulty". There is no work/life balance. You will work extra days for no additional pay depending upon the route type. They will also take recent college graduates with no work experience from outside the company and put them on a management development track before they invest in their current employees with college degrees interested in promotional opportunities. Work is unchallenging mentally and very physical. It's all about the numbers, nothing else. You are not in control of your own route, management will force out product and displays.

2.0
Jun 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced company. Great resume builder. Nice place to start a career but you need to focus on getting out before 3 years.

Cons

No balance. All about what have you done for me lately. No long term outlook, only looking for short term gains. Poor senior executive leadership. They preach balance, but in the same sentence they add to your work load.

1.0
Jun 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced, good resume feeder, good operations experience.

Cons

Poor leadership qualities of senior management...no feedback or team alignment. No team play. "Back-stabbing" is the norm. Turnover and discontent is very high. Absolutely no work-life balance. I was literally told that my wife shouldn't work by 4 different senior managers including my mentor. My last manager actually frowned when informed my wife and I were expecting a second child. Don't respect diversity in a person. Don't work smart...work harder and dumber, it will be valued much more. Niche players are valued...and all else will be forgiven or overlooked (such as communication, leadership, team play and accountability).

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