PepsiCo reviews

-All the downsides of large corporations apply here. Sometimes asked to do elaborate things because some leader is coming to visit, or because some leader bought a bag of product that looked broken (even if all other product data indicates no issue). Most middle management is driven by what will look good on their end of year review, not by what actually makes sense for the business or people. -As engineers and scientist we are asked to do ALL kinds of things outside of our job title. I spend maybe 15% of my time on engineering and process/product development; the rest is spent on project planning, arranging shipping of product and ingredients, purchase orders, booking travel, and filling in for technicians who either don't exist or are too busy. Managers don't realize that they had dedicated people to do these tasks when they were in our shoes and still expect all of it to get done. -Pay and raises are abysmal compared to other players in the industry. People are dropping like flies for this reason. -Leaving R&D is viewed as a huge stigma. Don't expect cross-functional opportunities.

Do you want to join Talent Acquisition or Human Resources at PepsiCo? I’d highly recommend you reconsider. Over the past five years, these departments have become virtually unrecognizable due to the vast amount of outsourcing they are doing - but don’t worry, they won’t call it outsourcing; it’s about efficiency, of course! Because moving hardworking teams to India and Mexico, and asking US teams to train their replacements, no less (the absolute audacity) is definitely the epitome of efficient... Do not expect upward mobility. Do not expect new opportunities. Do not expect leadership to care about you one iota. You are replaceable and they will make it clear from day one.