PepsiCo reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,275 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 17,275 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Apr 3, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility. Name looks good on Resume. Workload reasonable.

Cons

Permatemps-they keep people as temps or contractors for years I am a scientist with an advanced degree and receive no benefits, not even sick leave and make less than a garbage man. What is worse is I have to read these daily emails from the CEO stating that they are a moral company committed to their employees and receive awards for it. They aren't worse than many other companies but live down to the same low standards and are contributing to the demise of science as a profession in this country. Frankly they should be ashamed of themselves but I don't think executives have shame anymore. I am doing a career change and getting as far away from science as possible this year and at this point I am glad. Shame on Pepsi and other American companies for abusing science grads and then crying shortage. Despicable.

2.0
Apr 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work your own daily schedule Good Benefits Decent Compensation All the Chips you can eat A large company means more growth opportunites

Cons

Terrible Work/ Life Balance. Weekends weekends weekends Very Poor evaluation methods for advancement Very uneven route structures Compensation is totally uneven. There are people making 30% less doing more work

1.0
Apr 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is pretty decent considering the skill needed to succeed and the benefits, while expensive (health) are very good. The job does provide a good level of autonomy.

Cons

Don't even know where to start. The hours can be horrible and split work weeks means no full weekends. Positive motivation is not in their vocabulary. Everything is "do this or else." For a union company, there is very little personal time; only two sicks and no personal days. Almost constant harassment for numbers, constant disregard of many contract elements by management and many employees are scared if they file a grievance, they will be harassed until they are fired. Management has no real conscience and upper management is even worse. Region VPs will lie act like you have been buddies forever and lie right to your face. Discipline is a joke. They will write you up for anything they can including accidents if you stupid enough to get hurt or even mention it (yes they will write you up after the fact). If you commit what could be a terminable offense, you will be fired, no questions asked, no regard for past performance or success. It is the most negative work experience you will ever have. They will call you a hero this week, then treat you like garbage if you struggle next week. If you happen to have an education, don't expect it to mean anything here. You might as well toss your degree in the garbage can on your way in. They like to call it a career, but a career indicates opportunities for growth and advancement, something you most likely not see as route sales rep at Frito-Lay. Frito is nothing but a job, nothing else. All in all, the worst career decision you will ever make.

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