Career opportunities and compensation could be better - Senior Manager Colgate-Palmolive Employee Review

4.0
Oct 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

CP people are smart, considerate and generally appreciative. Benefits are good and there's a collaborative work environment. The company is performing well so there's relative job security.

Cons

For specialists, there are limited opportunities to move around and be considered for new roles at the company. If you're in marketing, sales, or R&D that's less of an issue but it's difficult to move - or be promoted above a certain level - if you are in a corporate function. Many people and some aspects of the human resources function are great, but in general I never felt like HR was looking out for my best interests, only the company's. Hybrid work is not as flexible as it seems to be at other companies - would be great in places with a difficult commute if the in-office days were not mandated. The Colgate way of doing this is with the minimal amount of resources possible - which includes both budget and headcount - and that can be very challenging when it comes to work/life balance throughout all parts of the company.

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5.0
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Pros

Great communication and visibility with managers

Cons

Minimal benefits for returning interns

1.0
May 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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