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Updated May 07, 2013
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3.8 164 reviews

                             

92% Approve of the CEO

Colgate-Palmolive Chairman, President, and CEO Ian M. Cook

Ian M. Cook

(116 ratings)

86% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Baddi (India)

Current Employee – been working at Colgate-Palmolive as an intern for less than a year

ProsThe working environment, facilities are really alluring. The staff is co-opertive with high moral values and the motto of "fraternity". "Safety first" is what please me again because if there's life, there is everything.

ConsIt has got lot of red tapism to do petty works. the administration is kind of busy with lot of jobs to handle and getting initials of boss becomes hectic at times.

Advice to Senior ManagementMaintain the standards of this prestigious organisation. Long live colgate.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Makati, Rizal (Philippines)

Former Employee – worked at Colgate-Palmolive full-time for more than 10 years

Prosa great place to work

Constop level management sucks big time

Advice to Senior Managementstop putting up your own private agendas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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New York, NY (US)

Former Employee – worked at Colgate-Palmolive as a contractor for more than a year

ProsGreat location, great training for learning how plumb and understand corporate thinking, first-class facilities, prestigious company. Lots of pleasant co-workers.

ConsExpectation for precision in accounting for project budgets can be a bit lax. A bit much paper shuffling to balance internal departmental balance sheets – after all, it's all in the same company.
There are some cliques and some people who are their favorites don't always pull their weight.

Advice to Senior ManagementLearn how designers think, just designers strive to learn how you think. Be more open to doing business with new outside creative vendors

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New York, NY (US)

Current Employee – been working at Colgate-Palmolive as an intern for more than a year

ProsI love everything every people there

ConsNO any Cons? I Love it so much!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Madrid (Spain)

Former Employee – worked at Colgate-Palmolive as an intern for less than a year

ProsI was working as a consultant and they give a lot of work to do only in 3 weeks. Was great but also stressful because everytime that our boss came to the office, came with new ideas and other task to do

ConsI was as consultant intern but they wanted something extraordinary in 3 week. Lack of information in order to finisg the job

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Colgate-Palmolive full-time for more than 8 years

Pros- Benefits
- Work life balance
- Employee network groups
- reputation
- International assignemnts/opportunities

Cons- A bit lower than Average salary
- Traditional old way of running business

Advice to Senior Management- Try to look for high potential in some of your employee

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Chennai (India)

Former Employee – worked at Colgate-Palmolive full-time for more than 3 years

Pros- development programmes are in place for promotions etc. pace of going up in the ladder depends on the candidate
- Salary kept on par with industry norms
- Listens to employees. personal situations are taken into consideration to give decent work-life balance

Cons- ambiguity in role definitions, overlapping of responsibilities, increase in responsibilities, are causes for a lot of stress

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Mumbai (India)

Current Employee – been working at Colgate-Palmolive full-time for more than 3 years

ProsJob stability, facilities, work life balance, great culture, strong brand name and the company actually cares for the employee.

ConsSalary is less than market, job may get monotonous due to increased focus on processes.

Advice to Senior ManagementImprove Salaries, provide better diversity in work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Quetta (Pakistan)

Current Employee – been working at Colgate-Palmolive full-time for more than a year

ProsProducts Markeet Acceptence
mean
customer belive on products Qualty

Conshere in balochistan our zone logistic moving stocks
but
now in quetta zone where house planed in quetta city

Advice to Senior ManagementBOSS ALWAYS RIGHT ON THE SPOT

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Calcutta (India)

Current Employee – been working at Colgate-Palmolive full-time for less than a year

ProsEthical Business outlook, Data and Analysis a part of life, Market oriented, Customer oriented, Consumer oriented, Cool place to work , Cool rational people around you in the organization

ConsHighly wholesale dependant trade, Demanding organisation

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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