No fairness nor compassion. - Inventory Control Specialist PepsiCo Employee Review

1.0
Nov 29, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The Company pays well, and you can get as much overtime as you want.

Cons

Poor management throughout the plant. Favoritism is thick and if you are a female in Operations your fighting daily to be treated with respect and equal to your male co-workers. I had 11 plus years, where each work day I had to fight against everything this company advocate zero tolerance for, it just didn't apply to me. I was terminated because I was not the type to put my head down and allow anyone to treat me like I was nobody. Fighting now to get a copy of my employee file but being ignored. I worked in a very hostile work environment for 11 plus years, several awards for my work performance and attendance. Even though several times management try to write me up, they couldn't, because I fought for my rights and won each time. The last incident I didn't get a writeup I got terminated for parking in the front of the building in a crowded parking lot and return outside to find parking. They call it "stealing time". Funny thing is there was 3 more employees that broke the same policy, all men, was not walked to the gate and still had employment. I normally would not speak poorly about a former employer, but this company do not uphold nor adhere to their own Policies.

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Cons

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Pros

Worked for PepsiCo for 10 years across four locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida. Gained experience in multiple sales and operational roles while supporting account growth, merchandising, and customer relationships. Florida locations were especially well-operated and efficient. PepsiCo provided competitive pay, solid benefits through Keystone, and a good vacation package compared to competitors in the beverage industry. The company also offered strong sales incentive programs, earning rewards such as Orlando Magic floor seats, Pro Bowl tickets, Apple Watches, and Yeti cups for exceeding performance goals and driving sales results.

Cons

While PepsiCo promotes internal growth opportunities, many promotions and leadership opportunities appeared to favor college internship hires over long-term internal employees. In some cases, newer college-based management pushed corporate initiatives without fully understanding local market realities or account volume trends. For example, innovation products were sometimes forced into low-volume accounts where sell-through was unrealistic. Operationally, certain delivery processes could be improved, particularly with Tropicana products being stored in coolers on trucks for extended periods, which could impact product quality and increase waste. Work-life balance could also be challenging, as sales representatives commonly worked 50–60 hour weeks. Expectations from corporate leadership were often unrealistic, especially when customer representatives and drivers were expected to fully stock stores while servicing 15+ accounts per day. Experiences could also vary depending on whether locations were union or non-union operated.

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