Average Company - Anonymous employee Colgate-Palmolive Employee Review

2.0
Aug 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Safe, fair, diverse work environment. Good brand name for resume building. Proper attention and equity for minority groups.

Cons

Seems to be diminished US job security with many roles moving to global subs in India and Mexico. It is easy to get lured in by growth and theoretical 'global opportunities' and then stifled by corporate politics and overlooked by global employees that are less expensive Growth opps appear to go to the following people: a. Dual citizens b. People willing to relocate domestic at 5% increase or less c. Ethnically diverse, military vet, or Executive female. Experienced poor environment as a Working Mom. The flex time that is mentioned during an interview was frowned upon and difficult to initiate. I felt silent penalization and pressure for enacting entitled benefits. While this company historically lands on the 'best for working moms' list. ..i met MANY who disagree.

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Cons

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Pros

Good fringe benefits. Above average insurance.

Cons

Very toxic work environment. Company promotes work life balance however meetings are scheduled during lunch and at 5:00pm. People are made to stand in daily plant meetings, no chairs in the rooms. Particularly hard on shop floor staff who work 12hr shifts. I NEVER had time to take a lunch hour the entire time I worked there. Phone calls at home daily/nightly(middle of the night) and almost every day every weekend as OTLs are poorly trained. Company promotes inclusion however Americans are bullied particularly by hispanics within the company. Company touts multiculturalism but does no training on dealing with other cultures. Entire plant Planning staff turned over in less than 2 years. Very stressful work environment cause by high-school like drama by LT. Managers are routinely put in PEP for issues months after they occur. No support whatsoever from Planning manager, HR or Leadership Team. Training is ALL online, when asked LT for help with SAP questions...response was to GOOGLE it. Direct manager was initially a STA with major inflated sense of self. Final manager was novice at managing people and very childish. Again, very toxic work environment overall.

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