Business model has a mayor flaw - CMK Procter & Gamble Employee Review

3.0
Sep 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

P&G people always want to do the right thing and are extremely capable.

Cons

The reason the company grew a lot in the early 2000's was due to increased distribution/shelf space. There also was some real innovation which was the main selling platform for all the distribution. However, when shelf space ran out, price points bs. year ago also reached natural category ceilings, the whole model model imploded. Add to that the fact that competition has quickly reached very good levels of product performance for a much deeper price per use or absolute price and that explains the problem. Branding or brand legacies only take you so far when many other brands are offering a stranger value equation.

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5.0
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Pros

Great Culture Opportunity to move cross-functionally

Cons

Hard to get into leadership if you don’t start in management

5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

training in in depth, training on job, basic star interview questions good company, stable benefits are somewhat cheap

Cons

training can be a lot, you have about 1-2hr presentations biweekly where you get tested on different aspects of the plant, like steam system, water system, utilities etc, training can last up to 6 months paid once a month, irregular times on call, may have to work weekends depending on machines work long shifts, sometimes up to 16 hours depending on how machines run, expected to be at work by 6am for safety meetings, 5am sometimes depending on the site you work at, expected to stay if machines run poorly can be demanding- most entry level managers are fresh out of college and expected to train and manage individuals who have worked at the company for decades not very easy to change departments, takes a couple of years no matching 401k, they have their own profit sharing thing, if you quit before 3-4 years at the company, you lose the money

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