Procter & Gamble reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(14,288 total reviews)
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Jon R. Moeller

84% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Procter & Gamble has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,288 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Procter & Gamble 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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4.0
Jun 26, 2008
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Pros

Retirement Plan, Ability to Contribute are top notch. If you have the drive to behave like you have 100% discretionary time, and work on things which are high risk but high reward for the company, you will thrive. The people are top notch, and you can learn a lot in the first five years and if you don't like it, move on. AG did a survey among people who left the company and those who were forced out for being too radical had a net worth of 3x those who left voluntarily, so it's a great place to get run off from.

Cons

Difficult to turn performance into promotion. There is a lot of credit grabbing, since this is a promote from within organization. As my country friend tells me, when there is an ear of corn, all the chickens come running. If you can't work in a way which makes your contributions to the most important things obvious, don't expect a reward. Unfortunately, the same is true with relationships. P&G does hire excellent people, so the competition level is very high, and managers naturally gravitate to promoting people they like and who are their friends, insted of it truly being who made the contribution.

4.0
Jun 24, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

P&G is a company that has established value system called the PVPs. They are really proud of the value system and demand everyone follow it. Frankly it does make one feel good to work in such an environment. P&G is a marketing driven company, however, some of the power is shifting into Finance as I've personally seen low level finance managers go toe to toe with senior leadership and win. Overall I do think its a good solid, if conservative place to work. I'd highly recommend it to people who are looking for good pay, good benefits and low risk, but not career ambitions.

Cons

Like all large companies the politics can be brutal. Its important to have your advocates otherwise you are in big trouble. Its also easy to get lost in the system with the organization being so large, which enables some people not to carry their "fair share" and can be frustrating for folks who are working their tails off (or at least feel like they are). Career progression is very slow and i know many folks who have left frustrated at the lack of advancement and were very successful doing so. P&G is a machine and anyone lost can easily be replaced.

2.0
Jun 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The best resasons to work for Procter & Gamble are the fantastic brands. Because Procter & gamble is so large there is a tremendous amount of leverage with the customer. Compensation is also relatively strong.

Cons

The largest downside of working at Procter & Gamble is the size of the company creating enormous amounts of bureaucracy and an inflexibility in order to react to market demands. Unrealistic goals combined with a unwaivering reliance on outdated metrics create a difficult work environment. Work & Life Balance are wholly ignored and workloads are unreasonable. The secretive nature of the company also creates a culture of fear and suspicion.

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