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The Coca-Cola Company

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Great company name, very political, good old boy senior management style - Anonymous employee The Coca-Cola Company Employee Review

3.0
Aug 26, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Can't beat having Coke on your resume, good training and opportunities to learn

Cons

Management driven more by politics and amassing power bases than business concerns, bureaucratic, laborious approval processes. Women, in particular, have a difficult time moving up management ranks. They tend to hire a slew of young MBA men and women, provide the better men best opportunities and lots of promotions. Most smarter women tend to eventually drift to other organizations. Then they hire a new slew of junior ones,so, there's always a crowd of women at the lower - middle management levels. The few women that do get higher management roles are in support roles (HR, Legal) or non-financial control positons. It's just a "good old boy" promotion system.

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Pros

Cola’s global reputation and iconic brand provide opportunities to work on large-scale, meaningful projects with diverse teams. While management has areas for improvement, the company’s resources, iconic building, and the scale of projects give you experiences that stand out

Cons

While the Coca-Cola workspace and my coworkers were pleasant enough, the management experience was deeply disappointing. I’ve worked at several companies, and I’ve never felt so undervalued in terms of talent recognition and support. Management lacked proper training processes and often treated employees in a way that felt condescending rather than supportive. Overall, it created a daily environment that felt draining, and it’s something I hope Coca-Cola addresses for future talent

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