Procter & Gamble Reviews

Pros

Smart People. Company is honest. Dynamic brands.

Cons

Bureaucratic. Stifling for growth after 5 - 7 years at company.

Advice to Senior Management

Find ways to make decisions faster.

Pros

truely MNC company
good paid
employees are always motivated
clear career path
a lot of learning opportunities assuming you are location flexible

Cons

working hours are abit long for marketing bu ti think its ok for other departments
other than that.. i think everything is great in PG

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage your employee to think outside of the box

Pros

Work / Life balance is encouraged

Cons

Networking is only reliable means forward

Advice to Senior Management

Look at results, instead of who networks the hardest

Pros

The people of Procter & Gamble are some of the brightest, strategic and creative in the industry
The work is inspiring and challenging
The pay and benefits are competitive
Work life balance and focus on healthy living
Incredible training opportunities
Deep consumer understanding
Global company with opportunity for travel and assignments abroad

Cons

Very competitive environment, especially in Marketing
Very process driven company, which can gets in the way of speed and agility
Size and complexity of company can be daunting

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to invest in your people
Create flexibility in the system to allow for different processes and approaches
Reduce complexity

Pros

amazing smart & talented people, devotion in work.. every day u learn new things, it's a very challenging environment to work in.

Cons

1. too much work to do, so some of your social life gets down.
2. my work period wasn't so long to discover other things.

Pros

People, importance of the company, & strict core values, always do the right thing.

Cons

Very difficult to change function without having trade offs. People can get better salaries outside for manager level or above. Work-life-balance has opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

You should encourage more switching among functions. Although P&G has a heavy cross-functional team culture, many people still lack knowledge of consumers and business in general. Also it is important to encourage having assignments in different regions. These two things will enrich P&G multicultural and diverse perspective.

Pros

People, Culture, Principles, Values, Purpose, Great Brands, Strong leaders.

Cons

Salary/Compensation is capped at each band/job level no matter how well you do, the job is only worth so much

Advice to Senior Management

Need to figure out a way to continue to compensate top performers at each band beyond salary.

Pros

Great International exposure
Superior Brand Building experience
Very high responsibilities in early stages of the career
Outstanding work-life balance
Very high respect for Diversity

Cons

Decision making needs significant improvement

Advice to Senior Management

Nurture your people; they are in demand

Pros

Great training ground for marketers

Cons

Intense environment with long hours

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage work life balance in brand ranks

Pros

Nice colleagues, good work environment, a purpose driven comany, great training.

Cons

decision making too slow driven by too complicated structure

Advice to Senior Management

be more decisive and be more open minded to take risks.