P&G: Great company, miserable location - Intern, Researcher Procter & Gamble Employee Review

5.0
2 Feb 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

More resources are available than a research university for more sophisticated lab work. Furthermore, expensive cruelty-free tissue models could be used instead of cheap lab mice. The company's name is very well-known and respected in many countries around the globe. Employees are treated very well. While making money is the top priority of the company, it does so with integrity and by making products that will improve the everyday lives of many.

Cons

Sustainability is an important issue to me, and I was frustrated with the great amount of excess energy I would see each day. Furthermore, as I learn more about leading a green lifestyle, I am starting to shop more from local businesses, and support multi-national corporations less. It would be too hard to try to live a sustainable lifestyle in Cincinnati, a city that requires a personal car to get almost anything done. Personally, I despised what my life had become after 12 weeks working in Cincinnati.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

I mentioned time because many people are stretched and overworked. Work life balance is pretty bad and shows no signs of improvement. A lot of this can be attributed to near useless management. Every project is treated as absolute maximum priority but can still be dropped at a moment's notice. Work processes are horribly cumbersome and slow. Even small changes require many approvals but there are endless demands to "move faster".

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