Great people, conservative management - poor communication - Anonymous employee Colgate-Palmolive Employee Review

4.0
27 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are great - my peers really want me to succeed Good benefits and mostly supportive management Flexible work arrangements - not clock watchers

Cons

Cheap - very conservative and makes it difficult to invest in important ideas Micromanagement from most Senior Levels Promotions are often given to favorites or to those they want to make "examples" of Tends to not plan well in advance

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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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