Procter & Gamble reviews

The management at this company lacks leadership. Decision making is consensus based which translates to a lot of passive-aggressive behavior. People are scared to state their opinion because that may not be the party line at the time. Open discussion does not occur. People withold information to gain power. They don't collaborate unless you have something that can help them. This is not a team environment with us against the competition. Risk taking is not encouraged even if potential gains are huge. Failure is not accepted so people don't take risks. Performance feedback is limited even if you meet all your goals with flying colors. This place is all about fitting in. Creepy, big brother is watching culture. If you have any independent thought think twice.

Relocations are banned at non-management levels, which greatly affects possibilities for career growth. This is because certain work functions only exist in particular locations. In particular, the R&D career system is twisted to favor a group of employees over other, normally based in an academic background, leading to weird boss/employee relationships (a little-experienced employee can manage one or several experienced people). P&G claims to pay salaries according to local benchmarks, but this is done regardless of whether those benchmarks also offer fair salaries to employees or not, which lead to P&G paying salaries that may not allow employees to afford a reasonable, or even basic, standard or living. Business decisions are often very bureaucratic, leading to project delays which are then expected to be offset by employees.