Your Success Depends on Who Likes You, Not Your Work - Scientist Procter & Gamble Employee Review

2.0
11 Oct 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are good, flexibility is great, they're very community oriented, if you drink the Kool-Aid, you'll do well

Cons

The culture is absolutely horrific and no one wants to put the actual effort into improving it. They say they do, but never want to actually do what they need to do to make it happen. Typical of the corporate world, a lot of backstabbing goes on. Transparency is something they tout, but do not appreciate or follow. If you call someone out on a PVP violation, they find ways to ding your performance and push you out. Sometimes FMLA requests are gifted with letters from your boss threatening to fire you because you're not there. Science backgrounds are underappreciated and also no longer welcome in the company. Promotions are slow for most and are not given because of performance, but rather how your boss sells you, or how much you suck up. You could have a great career for years, have multiple bosses that have praised you the entire time and give no complaints about you, and then get one person/boss that doesn't like you and your career is screwed- and it doesn't matter if you have been there 5 or 25 years. The people are encouraged to be this way since the company still uses a rating system for performance, which has long been counterproductive. It is only meant to be used as a temporary weed out system but it has been at least 25 years that this system has been in place and is truly no longer effective. Diversity of the mind is also not appreciated, if you don't think like the majority, then they treat you like you're stupid. There is a glass ceiling, and for some levels, you will never be able to grow your career because they will stifle and block you from doing it.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

training in in depth, training on job, basic star interview questions good company, stable benefits are somewhat cheap

Cons

training can be a lot, you have about 1-2hr presentations biweekly where you get tested on different aspects of the plant, like steam system, water system, utilities etc, training can last up to 6 months paid once a month, irregular times on call, may have to work weekends depending on machines work long shifts, sometimes up to 16 hours depending on how machines run, expected to be at work by 6am for safety meetings, 5am sometimes depending on the site you work at, expected to stay if machines run poorly can be demanding- most entry level managers are fresh out of college and expected to train and manage individuals who have worked at the company for decades not very easy to change departments, takes a couple of years no matching 401k, they have their own profit sharing thing, if you quit before 3-4 years at the company, you lose the money

3.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Many intelligent people who are experts in their fields who are willing to help and provide advice (if they have time). Decent benefits and pay.

Cons

I mentioned time because many people are stretched and overworked. Work life balance is pretty bad and shows no signs of improvement. A lot of this can be attributed to near useless management. Every project is treated as absolute maximum priority but can still be dropped at a moment's notice. Work processes are horribly cumbersome and slow. Even small changes require many approvals but there are endless demands to "move faster".

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