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The Coca-Cola Company reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,433 total reviews)
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James Quincey

88% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

The Coca-Cola Company has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,433 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The The Coca-Cola Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
1.0
Sep 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

incredible opportunity to build a career and be exposed to operations, cultures and people in many, many countries.

Cons

The moment you accept a job at Coke, start preparing for the day when they will toss you out the door onto the street because your job can be done "better" and "cheaper" but a bunch of cheap off-shore resources. It's laughable how high the ratings are on here even when in the cons mention the continuous lay-offs and other problems. Make no mistake, the culture does not care about you or your career growth. You either accept the intolerable, toxic dynamics that now permeate the company or you will be encouraged to leave. Coca-Cola used to be the shining star of a company, brand and employer that everyone was extremely proud be a part of. Oh how the mighty has sadly fallen. The Coca-Cola brand and all it used to stand for have been tragically squandered and needlessly devalued.

2.0
Apr 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great access to resources due to size of company -Decent job experience if you know how to seek it out -Free Coke products (duh) -Very nice facilities, including on-site gym, pharmacy, and medical office

Cons

-Aggressively competitive company culture, to the point where junior members are obviously trying to undercut each other even within teams, rather than trying to work together for the team's better good - Cliquey culture which is encouraged by senior leadership as it keeps teams from sharing information and keep information silos necessary for senior leadership to maintain control -Junior members are expected to work overtime and long hours, etc to show "dedication" to company while senior members get constant work from home/PTO/breaks, etc. -Senior leadership constantly changing (I went through 3 managers in a two year period) and therefore, priorities constantly changing, projects constantly starting then stopping, initiatives are proposed and then quickly abandoned. -It's about how long you've been there and whether you've sucked up to the people in charge that month. -Zero loyalty to employees. Even people with 25+ years of experience will get the boot with zero regard to their contributions, as long as it'll help the bottom line and the senior management get a bigger paycheck. -As a junior member, you're expected to suck up and work yourself to the bone and be happy with the measly paycheck and zero recognition. They also leave you out of the loop constantly without regard. -With all the resources at their disposal, these are put towards initiatives like mimicking other companies' formulas, instead of developing innovative products and business models to save an outdated business model and product. It's a sinking ship and they know it and are scrambling to try to fix it, to little avail. -Zero upward mobility for junior members unless someone quits, dies, or gets laid off. They rarely promote internally and if they do, it's a "lateral move" (i.e.- more responsibility for a 0% raise).

4.0
Apr 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Recognizable brand everywhere you go which makes you feel proud of it. There are many great people who work there and very passionate of the work they do. Great culture and work environment all over the globe.

Cons

Too many re-orgs. In 2018, there were two major re-orgs with the same leadership making bad decisions. They are cutting costs everywhere including a recent salary industry benchmark where almost no one received a raise and bad bonuses where many didn't know how to calculate due to new methodology compared to prior years. Not motivating at all. Also, they are big on career development but it's all great in theory. Too many times hiring managers label you by what you've done in the company only and not what you can bring to the team.

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