Toxic culture, poor management - Anonymous employee PepsiCo Employee Review

2.0
12 Oct 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good pay - A few brilliant and kind people

Cons

- Toxic culture full of bullies who are enabled by coward management - It's all about the sales team, there have been multiple complaints about how they treat their colleagues but bit's all brushed under the rug - White boy club: they have a few brown people for the show but all the ones in power and being promoted are white males. The sales guys brag about playing golf on the weekends with management (I'm not kidding)! - Sexist workplace. Expect to be asked to take note during meetings and to organise meetings by male colleagues. Even if you don't report to them and you're not an assistant. Don't expect any support from management or HR when you flag it. - Infantilising environment where the flexibility is only for certain levels in practise and where you have little ownership. - Management team is as inspiring and charismatic as a rusted nail. - People literally nominate and vote for themselves at awards. - No company is perfect but Pepsi is by far the most disappointing one I was ever given to work for. It's an old school company with old practises trying to pretend it's progressive.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
6 May 2026
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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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