Philip Morris USA Reviews

Pros

Salary, Benefits, work experience, management

Cons

Work life balance and opportunities to transfer.

Advice to Senior Management

Work life balance

Pros

They're name brand possesses international recognition. Additionally, they are industry leaders in consumer products. Opportunities for business travel which is often pleasant.

Cons

The guilt of their primary product, tobacco and the harm it imparts upon their customers. Management has a tendency to take credit for successes and squarely place blame for failures on underlings

Pros

Amazing culture. Great learning environment. Very good work/ life balance

Cons

lack of entrepreneurial culture within the organizatoin

Pros

Great benefits and people. I had some of the best managers at PM.

Cons

The promotional process was very political. It was hard to get through without senior level management knowing you really well.

Advice to Senior Management

All candidates should be equally promotable especially based on performance.

Pros

Great benefit package, good people to work with if you could find your area.

Cons

Working with people who've been there for 30+ years is tough; working in the factory is even tougher.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work.

Pros

The money was good if you lived in a rural area. You did get a company car, expenses reimbursed, laptop and good sales training.

Cons

The work was tedious and often boring. Placing signage and checking if customers are doing their jobs. I had trouble keeping up with constant change. You barely ended one campaing when we started another.

Advice to Senior Management

Have your employees work together in their respective units and districts. Often, I felt were were duplicating jobs and doing things that were unneccesary.

Pros

wages were outstanding
perks and benefits package were unparalled for industry
Fortune 500
training programs are great
number one in industry
long history

Cons

losing market share to alternatives
legal issues regarding product
downsizing due to the first 2 things mentioned
good old boys culture

Advice to Senior Management

Stop advancing the "yes" men or women and put in the people who ACTUALLY have MBA degrees and or are the best fit for the job and the company as a whole versus your ego or political agenda

Pros

Decent pay, company car, expense reimbursement, and annual bonus. Good sales experience and the title looks good on a resume. For the most part you are working on your own.

Cons

Unprofessional working environment, poor opportunities for advancement, manual labor involved. Too many cliques and management plays favorites.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote more fairly, give better and consistent feedback, don't play favorites.

Pros

Pay , benefits and your co-workers

Cons

Two faced managers, some managers lack integrity and will do whatever is necessary to get ahead

Advice to Senior Management

Value your people

Pros

Best benefits of any company, Management is easy to approach, Lots of vacation, 3 Weeks for Entry Level Employees, Great Plan for Advancement

Cons

Lots of things going on at one time, A Ton of Initiatives Always Being Worked On, Expectations are Extremely High

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to do what you're doing, but understand that not all priorities can be completed in all time frames provided.