From Very Satisfied (5.0) to Neutral (3.5) in 5 years - Systems Manager (B2) In GBS Procter & Gamble Employee Review

3.0
Jul 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- great people - great low/mid level management - really focused on growing their people ... had over 3 bosses in last 5 years and all of them were great. great people and great leaders - stable business, good internal training / coaching program

Cons

- slow and diluted decision making ... the more you climb your career ladder the more obvious and dissapointing it gets - beaurocracy and standards for everything - without enough focus on updating the standards to keep with the current state of business - politics, politics ... and a lot of internal PR that makes you wonder why after years of succesfull simplification efforts your work gets more and more complex

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

flexible schedule, good people, good benefits/pay

Cons

a little bit bureaucratic, politics/network

2.0
Jul 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Strong training ground for brand management -Managers are good for the most part

Cons

-Unfortunately this generation of VPs, SVPs Presidents, C-Suite and CEO are among the worst I've ever seen; soul draining culture and "frantic" versus thought-through strategies. Because P&G is up-or-out, unfortunately everyone who is at that level all operate the same: an obsession with work, high panic which ultimately leads to beating down on the organization to do more while not actually caring about the employees. There is an enormous mental health crisis in the Procter & Gamble walls right now that HR and leadership is just simply not looking to change because business results are more important to them -Career growth is a joke - 100% politics, 0% merit. Some of the most recent appointments within the company are very good examples of this specifically with multiple promotions to executive levels with questionable results and known emotionally abusive issues but are mentees of the CEO -Very weak compensation structure vs CPG peers (even though P&G does not think this). They claim cost of living in Cincinnati makes it competitive but if they did a true deep dive on total comp structure, P&G is abysmal after your first 2 years there

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