Lost in a fog of self promotion - Principal Researcher Procter & Gamble Employee Review

3.0
May 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of freedom to lead projectsand work with other teams, groups, sites and countries. Some great people to work with. Site is located in a good area.

Cons

Old school hierarchical elitism from the Oxbridge PhD management. Don’t invest in developing employees which are treated as disposable. Like it or leave. Demoralizingly slow to do anything, from project initiatives to people progression. A career system that encourages people to be publicity machines for their own careers instead of actually doing something constructive. Powerpoint experts who have forgotten any science, engineering or technology, but that’s OK they play the visibility game and get rewarded.

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