Pros
- Strongly driven by purpose, values; fair treatment of people; great community projects. - Excellent learning school. - Provides broad international opportunities. I've worked in 4 international locations in my 14 years. Each new assignment was a new country. Excellent expat support. - Very good handling of crisis so far. Focus on protecting what's important: consumer research, brands and people. Salaries are still increasing, benefits are protected, etc. - Great networking and help within functional communities. Fairly good internal training system, which is constantly upgraded.
Cons
- The functional culture can be a bit too strong. Changing functions is a big deal. Even though more functional career paths now lead into general management.