Is Colgate-Palmolive a good company to work for?

Colgate-Palmolive has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 4,725 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Colgate-Palmolive to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Colgate-Palmolive have been left by employees working as Internship , Intern and Director .

Does Colgate-Palmolive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Colgate-Palmolive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Colgate-Palmolive. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Colgate-Palmolive?

80% of Colgate-Palmolive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Colgate-Palmolive 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Colgate-Palmolive?

Intern (145) , Estagiário (90) , Brand Manager (61) , Internship (54) , Manager (49) , Business Analyst (39) , Analyst (38) , Marketing (35) , Director (30) , Customer Development Executive (29) , Customer Development Manager (28) , Analista (27) , Customer Development Officer (24) , Financial Analyst (20) , Operador De Máquinas (20)

What are the pros of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Great Culture and Empathetic towards employees" ((in 266 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 235 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 203 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 188 reviews)); "It has a good salary and it's aware of the work" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 65 reviews)); "Mid management needs to align with senior management on personnel policies and start working towards the development of their reports, in order to get people motivated and more committed to their roles" ((in 15 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 13 reviews)); "Too much favoritism towards young employees versus older employees." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs and their outlook for job security at Colgate-Palmolive in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Colgate-Palmolive locations?

New York , Piscataway , Morristown , Morristown , Hodges , Atlanta , Minneapolis , Topeka , Cambridge , Greenwood , Dallas , Rogers , New Brunswick , Guaynabo , San Juan , Chicago , Cincinnati , Edison , Burlington , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Jersey City , Newark , Phoenix , Knoxville , Memphis , Columbus , Smyrna , Bloomfield , Elizabeth

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,489 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,489 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Colgate-Palmolive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Nov 13, 2024

Great Role

Sales analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, salary, Bonus , Team inclusion and Leadership

Cons

Communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams sometimes difficult.

2.0

Nov 12, 2024

Pros

Marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment to develop you skills

Cons

Compensation benefits workload development additional

5.0

Nov 9, 2024

Quit in Year2000., One of the best companies to work for.

Salesteam member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had joined colgate as my 1st Job in 1997 and it was a dream company to work for., great leaders and worlds best brands., and after 25 yrs of leaving colgate., i still adore the brand and feel happy seeing that it has only become better and better day by day

Cons

Those days everything was manual and always had risk of data missing and going wrong on estimates., but that is history. I am SURE DMS would have resolved the issues now

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