Church & Dwight Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Church & Dwight full-time for more than a year

Pros – large company with excellent resources

Cons – downsizing the Vancouver plant people losing jobs

Advice to Senior Management – communicate & be more open with employess

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Church & Dwight full-time for more than a year

Pros – Hours are good for me. Room for advancement.

Cons – Pay is not good at all for all positions on hourly wages.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop hanging out with employees its not professional. Pay more

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

Former Employee – worked at Church & Dwight

Pros – Real world experience, including sap. There were great people to work with as well as a fun (but expensive) location in Princeton.

Cons – As I said before my learning curve peaked out after a few months and I feel as though there was no organization in some of the main goals of my department.

Advice to Senior Management – Some of the management seemed disinterested in the low-level employees. They need to learn that it is the low level employees that deal with the customers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Church & Dwight

Pros – -Delivers Results to Wall Street
-Top Notch Financial Team

Cons – -low base but bonuses can be good when there is a good year
-instead of feeling rewarded for a good year you feel indebted to the sr management
-lacks team work
-old boys club
-poor benefits

Advice to Senior Management – Run the business and treat the people that your in it for the long haul

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Church & Dwight

Pros – Church & Dwight has come a long way in the last few years. They have made some strategic acquisitions and are being favorably viewed by Wall Street.. Management has work to address some of the changes that were plaguing the company before including culture and work life balance. If you are coming from another company with a strong marketing background, you have the opportunity to really stand out from your peers and to excel.

Cons – Internally, they continue to minimally invest in their brands. If you are coming here to do marketing, you will find your time more focused on project and general management activities.

Advice to Senior Management – .

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Church & Dwight

Pros – Up and coming company that has - thus far - remained under the radar from the big giants it competes with (although this won't be for much longer). Plenty of opportunities in the company, and a strong financeand PSM group make it a place to work - if you're in those groups.

Cons – Sales group - both internal and external - run like the "fast food" shop of CPG companies, as they have taken so much under their belt that they cannot quite grasp what to organize and do about it. The internal sales group is led by a management team that is extremely political and territorial, using fear as a way to drive it's employees rather than cultivating them to grow. If you are looking outside of the sales group, this is a great company. If you're looking in the sales group....well, then.

Advice to Senior Management – Strategic plan for the company is great - execution at the sales level is significantly lacking, and this will become evident shortly.

Current Employee – been working at Church & Dwight

Pros – longevity, management does what it can to keep working. almost no layoffs.

Cons – doesn't always promote from within, chooses who they want to advance or promote without opening the opportunity to other equally qualified people. experience and/or seniority on the floor means nothing except a little more vacation. little difference in terms of rewards or appreciation for the longtime employee versus the person hired 3-5 years prior. benefits package is smaller with each passing year. pay more for insurance than any other company similar or dissimilar in the area. morale is low. there is NO APPRECIATION FOR THE GOOD JOBS THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES PERFORM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK ON A ROTATING SCHEDULE. no incentive given for doing a better job.

Advice to Senior Management – understand how high performing, and good-working your employees are, and reward such. make the old fort plant the standout it used to be, in their treatment and appreciation of their hard-working employees regardless of what everybody else is doing. the attitude of management now is, if you don,t like it-- tough!

Former Employee – worked at Church & Dwight

Pros – Ability to touch various functional teams. Positive team atmosphere.

Cons – Training is limited with small workforce.

Advice to Senior Management – Start looking to innovation and other opportunities

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Church & Dwight

Pros – Work life balance
Good bonuses
Freedom
Several locations
Great financial performance
Caring people
Good reputations
High quality products
Innovation
Etc.

Cons – Limited career opportunities
Old-school/low-brow corporate culture
Long assignments
Low pay compared to other companies
Office politics
Sr. Management large ego

Advice to Senior Management – Work to modernize the office culture.
Spend more time developing people's skills.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend