Is Colgate-Palmolive a good company to work for?

Colgate-Palmolive has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,724 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 (48) , 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 265 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 246 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 195 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 195 reviews)); "It has a good salary and it's aware of the work" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 61 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 16 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 14 reviews)); "Too much favoritism towards young employees versus older employees." ((in 7 reviews)); "Promotions are often given to favorites or to those they want to make "examples" of" ((in 6 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

Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,488 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,488 reviews)

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Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,488 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Apr 29, 2014

Good workplace overall

It department

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, great company reputation, solid employer

Cons

Hard to have internal growth opportunities, formal atmosphere, a lot of focu on appearances when a deeper engagement in substance could be more helpful

3.0

Apr 3, 2014

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Brand manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- a lot of things to learn in the first 2-3 years as entry-level both from other employees and trainings - very good implementation of culture & values (can be seen on website) - salary as market average + extra-benefits and bonuses - high business ethics standard - environment where employees feel free to share and discuss any ideas/issues even with top management - opportunity to work abroad, though reduced since 'the economic crisis'

Cons

- depending on personal capabilities, after 2-3 years from entry-level you might reach a halt in learning if left on the same position/category/project - since 'the economic crisis' the strategy is has not been clearly defined and communicated - strategy is strongly driven by financial KPIs, not focused on consumers - middle managers have 10+ years in the company and are a bit stuck in the 'old ways' of doing things - in commercial departments overtime is a given and not compensated

3.0

Mar 25, 2014

Decent company to work for

Human resources associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respect for peers, Good work culture

Cons

Poor work life balance, slow career progression

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