Q&A With Procter & Gamble Employees

Be a yes man or woman

Have a good resume n bk ground check. Work hard n always keep ur word n do as u say. Be on time

There is a standardized personality test. Do well there or you wont get talked to

That they were gonna get away from treating employees as a asset

About the long hours

There is a HUGE disadvantage to hiring in after the start of the fiscal year (1 July).

No, some employees get on a graveyard train line and make the same $ that other employees run their tails off. No swapping every few years to relieve the struggle

After a short new hire period and completion of skill cards, technicians can apply to work a normal shift job and get off rotating shifts for a set period

Some areas in P&G have a culture of job rotation. My department, for example, does not do this. Groups that do are usually trying to give people exposure to other jobs and to prevent some groups from becoming too insular.

Get in the right “click” at the right time

type A, hard driving, politically active, competitive.

Long tenured smart people rise to the top.

pay information is closely held. Normally raises occur 1-3 years and at random times.

Normally upbeat, when at work people generally have good attitude and put a lot of pride into their work

declining. Cost pressures and headcount reductions are common, with no leadership in the management team to figure out how to achieve the goals.

Good morale with expectations for better times ahead.

Excessive but limited to no training, learn on your own time

Self-sufficient and tech savvy, mechanically inclined

Management is still trying to hold sting on their record of no layoffs, so they find a reason to fire.

Have not had any lay-offs in the number of years I've worked here

Decent pay for the area

Quality company that looks out for their employees and offers numerous rewards and incentives for work performance

Work at home and don’t get paid

Your immediate manager can authorize work from home if you are in an appropriate situation (it doesn't work so well for manufacturing employees who have to be in the plant). In most cases, work from home is limited to one day a week but other arrangements do happen.

Good people that are exhausted and mentally drained by end of shift

They are fantastic

Totally secure. If you have good skills, you will never be fired or let go.

Pretty well if I decide to stay.

same as most large companies - mostly ineffective. You go through the steps to fill in the forms. However, as always, if you get a great manager, they do care much about you and help

Very open and often. At least quarterly but usually more often.

nonexistent.

Offsite outings are fun and family oriented when possible.

Visible diversity is decent. There is very little diversity of thought

Great diversity. It is engrained in our culture to have diverse groups working together.

standard Dilbert cubicles

Open space. We share desks and collaborate in huddle rooms most of the time.

Work life balance is good. Profit Sharing is probably slightly better than average retirement compensation

They offer company stock as part of the benefit package for employees after one year. Five weeks vacation for experienced new hires with over 25 years of industry history.

it's work. It doesn't need to be fun

Very good! I get to work with smart people who take each other's viewpoints into consideration and who jump in to help each other out in order to make the work/end product better. No egos on my team. We have fun together, even through the stressful times.

The CEO doesn't appear to have much influence or matter to most employees

David Taylor Seems to be ok. From what we can tell.

When first hired, great. Now they just throw new hires to the wolves

All about the $$$

Slim to none at this time

Not proud anymore. Was proud 10 years ago but management has changed all that. Used to be a career, now it’s a job.

Limited to management compared to 10 years ago. If a new plant opens, transfers are limited availability but it’s only if the company is struggling for capability that they can only get from another plant

None, once they were family oriented and that has all changed. You go to work, do what your told or get fired.