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The Coca-Cola Company

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The Coca-Cola Company reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,445 total reviews)
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James Quincey

88% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

The Coca-Cola Company has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The The Coca-Cola Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
4.0
Jan 7, 2019

Director

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary & benefits; breadth of opportunities, flexible work environment; people - the individual contributors

Cons

Very little changes to leadership at the vice president level. As a result, divisions are run by clusters of individuals that tend to protect each other. Some of the leaders only represent the values of the company on the surface. Managers tend to have a pre-determined candidate for roles and the interview process is simply for human resource purposes. Networking is critical to secure a promotion or a lateral position.

3.0
Sep 22, 2018

Time Will Tell

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ongoing investment in people development, focus to grow and tough decisions being made by leadership to drive towards that.

Cons

Politics and relationship based culture, if you are in the circle , you are good , if not, its hard to move up.

4.0
Aug 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Generous benefits and vacation, flex scheduling and ability to work remotely (depending on team and role). Beautiful, shiny campus with free Coke products. Lots of events and swag, if that's important to you. If you play politics correctly, you can move around and up quickly. You can learn a lot and make great connections if you work smart (not hard). Looking back at the opportunity I had and the things I learned, a lot of the complaints I had upon leaving are truly not that bad in comparison to other companies.

Cons

If you are promoted quickly, your pay raises are minimal and you end up making a lot less than market/your peers, in spite of being seen as a top performer. Traffic can be horrible if you live in the 'burbs, but if your manager is understanding, that can be worked around. EXTREMELY political; you absolutely want to know who the power movers actually are (you may be surprised) and get on their good side quickly, otherwise you could find your team/role eliminated without the support you need to find another role internally. In the past, mediocrity was tolerated, so people could have long careers in the same role and not feel pressure to learn, move around/up, and stagnate. With the restructuring, that seems to be less and less the case. But obviously, as with all restructurings, management got it wrong frequently and kept average performers, while letting high potential people walk.

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