The most toxic place I have worked - Senior Brand Manager Procter & Gamble Employee Review

1.0
May 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Stability - they won't fire you (or anyone) Pay - mid to higher tier for CPG

Cons

Culture - varies widely by org unit, so be careful about which one you recruit into. My unit is particularly terrible, with managers gossiping, people taking each others' work without giving credit, and people working around the clock for no good reason to make more,,,soap? Management - failure to take responsibility when things go poorly and blaming direct reports; also will take credit when things go well and then give no credit to reports Work/life balance - people send emails at 11pm, 4am etc. and then will subtly brag about it at work Autonomy - you will have absolutely no autonomy in decision making, even if you are the subject matter expert Hierarchy - easily the most hierarchy I have ever seen, with layers and layers of managers that do nothing but compete for attention. They will also gaslight you by telling you it is a very flat organization

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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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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