Pros
Excellent products, strong brands, and many talented coworkers who genuinely care about each other and the success of the business. The relationships built with peers are often the best part of working here.
Cons
The company culture has deteriorated significantly over time. When I joined over 10 years ago, Purina felt like a place where employees mattered and people genuinely cared about one another. Today, it feels increasingly driven by cost cutting, restructuring, and quarterly financial targets. Employees are expected to do more with less, resulting in constant fire drills, unrealistic workloads, and a stressful work environment. Management and HR appear disconnected from the day-to-day realities employees face and often rely on outdated approaches that no longer fit the modern workplace. Career development and succession planning receive a great deal of discussion but far less action. Advancement opportunities have become increasingly limited, and ongoing workforce layoffs create uncertainty that further impacts morale and engagement.
