Be the star of toilet paper technology. - Research & Development Intern (Engineering) Procter & Gamble Employee Review

3.0
Sep 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice to have on your CV that you worked for P&G R&D - it says that you are a very clever person. Infrastructure (IT, phones, offices, canteen, cars) are very well done, optimized for best performance. Salary in the upper third on the market, usually a bit higher than competitors. Good opportunities to work in foreign countries. Job rotation - you explore many things during your career. People are sympatric usually, like to support and connect. Generally cooperative environment (vs. the competitive environment of Nestlé or ReckittBenckiser for example). Huge organization: lot of knowledge, lot of resources. Marketing is doing a good job, so the business usually runs well. At an FMCG/Marketing based company, this is very important.

Cons

Self-selling is more important than actual performance. And as a marketing driven company, working in a factory is not very beneficial - I had many times the feeling that marketing does the nice bit, factory does the dirty bit. Well, these FMCG products (hygienic pad, toilet paper, cleaning tissue, paper handkerchief) are not NASA technology or Lamborghini engine development. Not very challenging, and not much reputation. So they make you believe that your work on something important, but let's be realistic, toilet paper is just toilet paper, independently of the colors of the flowers and the nice chamomile smell. So you might believe in the end that the center of the world is Cincinnati, OH, USA. Well, it is not. Very closed and internal company culture, they never take ideas or people from outside. Senior management has been working for P&G for all their life and has seen nothing else of the world. Very hard to get in, and as it is not a performance driven culture; the decision is more made on your personality style/sympathy, than on your actual results. You have to show that you are a superstar all the time. Kind of "brainwash" feeling after a couple 3 months. You spend all your working time and all your free time with P&G. Selling your soul describes well the situation. But many people want just that, a company that takes care of them. This company is just scary way too big.

Explore other reviews about Procter & Gamble

5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture Opportunity to move cross-functionally

Cons

Hard to get into leadership if you don’t start in management

5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

training in in depth, training on job, basic star interview questions good company, stable benefits are somewhat cheap

Cons

training can be a lot, you have about 1-2hr presentations biweekly where you get tested on different aspects of the plant, like steam system, water system, utilities etc, training can last up to 6 months paid once a month, irregular times on call, may have to work weekends depending on machines work long shifts, sometimes up to 16 hours depending on how machines run, expected to be at work by 6am for safety meetings, 5am sometimes depending on the site you work at, expected to stay if machines run poorly can be demanding- most entry level managers are fresh out of college and expected to train and manage individuals who have worked at the company for decades not very easy to change departments, takes a couple of years no matching 401k, they have their own profit sharing thing, if you quit before 3-4 years at the company, you lose the money

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All