Very challenging for external hires - Consumer Insights Manager Procter & Gamble Employee Review

3.0
6 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Tremendous learning opportunity, after all P&G is best in class when it comes to marketing. You get to work with very smart people. For the most part people are very nice. Excellent to have P&G on your resume.

Cons

Extremely hard to get hired as external candidate: it's a long shot. Most people don't know that the vast majority of P&G employees are hired straight out of school and many stay for their entire career, changing assignments about every 2 years. Coming in from the outside is very challenging: P&G has a very unique culture and way of doing things that really isn't covered during onboarding because it's assumed that everyone knows what it is. Extremely demanding work requirements: regularly expected to work nights and weekends, usually 55+ hours per week. Little feedback. Everyone is Type A, not in a good way. Expectation is that you transition to a new role every 2 years, including being open to relocation.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

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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