Out of Touch, managed by fear, political, and bureaucratic. The emperor is not wearing any clothes - Section Head Procter & Gamble Employee Review

2.0
Nov 12, 2015
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Pros

full of smart people, incredible access to resources, great place to learn with lots of opportunities for anyone starting their career at entry level (quickly limiited upon reaching more senior levels).

Cons

leadership (Band 5+) is out of touch with what happens on an execution level and spend most of their speeches seemingly trying to convince themselves that they understand the issues. Above the band 4 level, leaders are very hands-off yet do not empower the lower levels to make decisions leading to an atmosphere of managing through fear, and making decisions so as to avert blame in case of disaster rather than acting in the best interest of the business.. Little to no transparency as to decision making, which is slow and bureaucratic, seemingly purposely slow to the benefit of managers whose personal incentive to stay safe in their jobs is for it to remain this way. Highly averse to change.

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5.0
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Pros

Great culture, work life balance, good pay in the area

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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