Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,485 total reviews)
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Noel Wallace

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,485 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).

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2.0
Mar 13, 2026

Currently Quiet Firing

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Pros

Good benefits and fair pay. Besides the very top, great people.

Cons

Company has been implementing quiet firing since late q3. They’ve been warning the whole organization about layoffs for months via internal emails, videos, and town halls. They have also mandated four days in office with no data or reasoning as to why. People are very much aware that this is the very top trying to get people to quit on their own so that the org does not have to pay unemployment/severance. While this may be legal in the US, it’s extremely unethical behavior to purposely reduce moral and scare your employees into quitting. I’ve always thought of Colgate as an ethical company so I’m saddened to see them take the unethical approach. The culture, unfortunately, has shifted from progressive to more and more regressive.

1.0
Mar 13, 2026

Good company outlook, poor management

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Pros

Well known, large company that has great benefits.

Cons

Even with evidence, HR will not assist you with hostile work environment situations. Management cannot agree on a direction for the company to go in, which results in the team spinning in circles. Management does not adhere to set meeting times or make an effort to meet with their direct reports. Difficult to get direction on projects when no one is aligned on priorities.

2.0
Mar 12, 2026
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Pros

Good benefits and pay, nice people.

Cons

Will always ask for way more than what’s expected of your role. Tons of internal drama and toxic behavior. Days spend in bs meetings back to back to back with no time left to do any of the actual work required for my role. If you don’t over extend yourself for our side of work activities like happy hour or volunteering then your seen as an outsider. Unless you’re ready to have your coworkers as your only friends outside of work and knowing every single personal detail about you and your life then I would stay away. Always looking to stir up drama instead of focusing on the actual work or performance.

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