The Coca-Cola Company – “Coke - Don't be fooled by the coke and smile..... On the inside employees are crying. Walk away!”

Pros

Money... Benefits. Good place to work to get great benefit for your family.

Cons

You will be working far to hard to enjoy the benefits provided(i.e. 3-4 weeks vacation, paid holidays, etc). It appears deadlines always occur on holidays. Overall ,Coke is not a great company to work for if worklife balance is important to you. They promote it, advertise it, swear up and down its there. But, when the rubber hits the road, it ain't there. You will be on vacation on a beach with a laptop looking for a secured link. I've meet people who were unhappy because they did not get laid off from coke. The recent racial lawsuit still has some serious lasting effects there. Good place to work if you are willing to forgo your private life, family, etc for your career. If you want your marriage, kids, look elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management

Consider providing merit pay to pay grades below 10(Principal Levels). Believe it or not, there folks contribute regularly to the success of the company as well. Senior Management do not have a clear grasp on the complex nature of the work below them at Coke. It shows when there are layoffs and the remaining persons have to pick up the slack. Upper management really and truly need to learn and understand the operations of the company and what people do to keep the ship afloat.