Solid company with great job security, quality of life and work/life balance depends on the position you hold. - Anonymous employee PepsiCo Employee Review

4.0
Apr 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working for Frito-Lay as a Route Sales representative, I was proud to be working for such a widely recognized and industry leading brand. Middle management seemed to be very supportive of their front line sales team.

Cons

While middle management (my direct supervisors) were very supportive and attentive to their front line sales representatives, the often unreasonable sales goals set forth by the company often resulted in overworking and exploiting the sales reps out in the field.

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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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