Church & Dwight Reviews

Pros

profit sharing
bonus (if eligible)
stock options (if eligible)

Cons

health benefits are horrible
career path undefined for certain positions

Pros

no layoffs
unlimited overtime
employee giveaways
profit sharing (although slowly decreasing)
additional schooling paid for up to a certain dollar amount
health insurance

Cons

very little opportunity for advancement
senior management and management building a wall to seperate hourly workers relations with them
insurance fastly on the rise
high production expected and very little reward
timed breaks and lunches to the minute (very degrading)
good ol boys atmosphere in the office
employees are not asked about any major decisions or changes that directly effect them. Just told this is how it is and find another job if you don't like it

Advice to Senior Management

Stop building this wall why it's early! As the employees grow more and more unhappy the production side will drop. Threat of a union is the buzz at this plant.

Pros

Pay and benefits are good.

Cons

Management does not care about it's employees. Work/life balance is non-existent.

Advice to Senior Management

None

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

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

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.

Pros

Good pay. Pride from working for a successful brand.

Cons

Mandatory Overtime, Poor Management, Poor planning, inefficient, Bad Morale, Little room for advancement

Advice to Senior Management

More efficient equipment = less overtime = cheaper labor. Let's get it done M-F so we can enjoy our weekends.

Pros

Flat hierarchy, excellent profit sharing and bonus due to performance, good atmosphere

Cons

Not a good training ground, much better if you come in with experience

Advice to Senior Management

Upgrade training program

Pros

-good interaction with upper management

Cons

-lots of politics and management playing "favorites"

Advice to Senior Management

-Look at the employee's real talent, not just the personality

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

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