A good company but too insular - Analyst Procter & Gamble Employee Review

4.0
18 Feb 2009
Recommend
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Pros

P&G hires very smart people. You will learn much from your peers.

Cons

The culture is somewhat 'inbred'. They hire mainly from universities. So nearly everyone starts very junior and works their way up. This is the 'promote from within' philosophy they have. However, being a senior experienced hire, I found this insulting. They don't value outside talent. Not invented here syndrome.. This is a very competitive environment instead of a team based effort. Everyone for themselves. This is reinforced by the staff rotation that occurs within the categories far too often; this hinders organizational memory development.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Many intelligent people who are experts in their fields who are willing to help and provide advice (if they have time). Decent benefits and pay.

Cons

I mentioned time because many people are stretched and overworked. Work life balance is pretty bad and shows no signs of improvement. A lot of this can be attributed to near useless management. Every project is treated as absolute maximum priority but can still be dropped at a moment's notice. Work processes are horribly cumbersome and slow. Even small changes require many approvals but there are endless demands to "move faster".

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