Good, solid foundational company. - Anonymous employee Colgate-Palmolive Employee Review

4.0
25 Jul 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people make it enjoyable to come to work. Senior management has become more engaged with key stakeholders both internally and externally. Not a company that has a ton of flash, but a company that has a great deal of substance - "fringe benefits" are not common but strong bonus payout and retirement plans more than compensate. Very stable and excellent at tactical execution. Tremendous at fast following. Despite cons listed, the overall company is strong and stable and I highly recommend it.

Cons

Struggles to innovate successfully. Does not spend tremendously on advertising beyond oral care brands while other categories are primarily left to fend off competition in-store. Very lean organization does not always offer quick advancement and advancement to higher levels of sales management forces you to go through NY (expensive and family challenging). Can be somewhat near-sighted with frequent "fires to put out". Resources are not always allocated optimally to support the business creating challenges at work/life balance.

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5.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

People-first culture, work flexibility, wide range of opportunities to advance

Cons

RTO 4 days in office, usually need to relocate to move up in company

1.0
24 May 2026
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Pros

Good fringe benefits. Above average insurance.

Cons

Very toxic work environment. Company promotes work life balance however meetings are scheduled during lunch and at 5:00pm. People are made to stand in daily plant meetings, no chairs in the rooms. Particularly hard on shop floor staff who work 12hr shifts. I NEVER had time to take a lunch hour the entire time I worked there. Phone calls at home daily/nightly(middle of the night) and almost every day every weekend as OTLs are poorly trained. Company promotes inclusion however Americans are bullied particularly by hispanics within the company. Company touts multiculturalism but does no training on dealing with other cultures. Entire plant Planning staff turned over in less than 2 years. Very stressful work environment cause by high-school like drama by LT. Managers are routinely put in PEP for issues months after they occur. No support whatsoever from Planning manager, HR or Leadership Team. Training is ALL online, when asked LT for help with SAP questions...response was to GOOGLE it. Direct manager was initially a STA with major inflated sense of self. Final manager was novice at managing people and very childish. Again, very toxic work environment overall.

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