P&G: a flexible employer if a bit ridged - Principal Researcher (R&D) Procter & Gamble Employee Review

5.0
17 Sept 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very flexible & supportive when I wanted to move to a reduced hours schedule for family reasons. Real focus on personal development and rarely have someone looking over my sholder to see what I'm doing. Key measure is what you deliver for the business over a 12 month period, not what you're doing each minute of the day. Long service within the company is rewarded with good salary & benefits. The company really values diversity & looks to take employees from as wide a range of backgrounds as it can, to ensure it reflects its comsumer base as much as it can.

Cons

Very ridged promotion system. If you come in at the lower entry level (still a graduate entry level!), it is almost impossible to move into management levels in less than 10 years, regardless of your talent. Inward looking company that carries a (perhaps justified) arrogance that it is the best, so has little to learn from outside. Lack of transparency - company like to hide its salary banding, employee ratings etc from all except those managing salaries - what don't they trust us with this information?

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Many intelligent people who are experts in their fields who are willing to help and provide advice (if they have time). Decent benefits and pay.

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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