So far so good - Senior Research Scientist Colgate-Palmolive Employee Review

5.0
7 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I would say that there are many good things about working here: Great benefits Good employee compensation (even with only a mediocre review) If you are ambitious and willing to work for what you want you usually can get it (within reason) Good evironment to grow and cultivate your career Ability to work overseas and move around if you're disatisfied with your position Opportunities to grow yourself as a person and not just as an employee

Cons

Somestimes stuffy and conservative, but getting better (more transparency) Middle managers seem to be chosen based on advanced degrees and succession planning instead of actual managerial qualifications; I think this has to do with promoting people who've earned it, but by being limited to the promotion scale within the company. In order to get to a certain level, generally you must have people to manage, but not everyone can be a manager, so there are challenges there. HR is sometimes kind of a joke; they are not really well versed in the company policies for the benefit programs or leave programs...

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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