PepsiCo reviews

Company Culture: The PepsiCo Atlanta location operates in a manner that feels unwelcoming and unprofessional. Management's use of offensive language and inappropriate terms creates a toxic environment. The promise of career mobility within the company seems empty, as positions are not readily available, leaving employees stuck in roles like loaders or pickers. Additionally, the constant shifting of performance goals adds unnecessary stress. Innovation: The talk man system at PepsiCo is subpar and inefficient. Despite its flaws, employees are expected to maintain high efficiency levels, contributing to an overall frustrating experience. Work-Life Balance: Achieving work-life balance seems impossible with a 10-hour workday starting as early as 3:30 am. Randomly assigned overtime and mandatory days disrupt any attempt at a consistent work-life routine. Communication: Communication within the company is poor, relying on a whisper-down-the-lane approach. Big meetings often exclude a significant portion of the team, making it difficult to foster a sense of unity. Salary: The compensation of $21.00 does not align with the labor and stress associated with the job. The pay does not seem commensurate with the challenges faced by loader pickers.

Being a frontline manager comes with many challenges. The company expects more and more from the feet on the street and their compensation doesn't reflect the additional workload. This creates bad moral and high turnover. Frontline managers concerns fall on def ears and upper management gets upset when they are expressed. No action is taken to fix things. You will be expected to follow standardized work weeks which include 3-4 days in the market to sell and coach. This leaves little time to accomplish the tedious administrative responsibilities which you are also expected to do. The company provides a laptop computer so that you can accomplish these tasks in the evening or on the weekends. Sales goals which are tied to compensation are impossible to achieve, especially when the facility typically runs on a 20% out of stock rate.