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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

(7,441 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 7,441 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 4, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Lower levels managers set good expectations and do not micromanage work. Lots of vacation time (4 weeks including floater days after 5 years at the company with an optional additional 1 week vacation buy) Good healthcare options and good severance benefits (that second part may be changing however in 2021) A good culture of promoting talent from within leading to mid-level employees with a strong understanding of their subordinates' work. The company always maintains an excellent focus on diversity and inclusion just through it's company culture without needing to have endless internal meetings or trainings about diversity and inclusion.

Cons

Upper level leadership can be very inconsistent in supporting initiatives and ensuring funding is available. The company has undergone two major restructurings in the past 3 years theoretically to reduce job redundancies though often breaking up lines of communication and leaving some responsibilities unaccounted for. Developmental opportunities for trying new job roles are inconsistent on whether they are actually developmental or just a department getting some cheap help without the intention of offering permanent roles for successful developmental employees.

2.0
Mar 2, 2019

Disorganized

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits and good training.

Cons

None to very little guidance from direct management. Salaried employees are asked to work extra hours/days to cover other people's tasks. There's not a good mix of work/personal time. To much micro managers that that don't coach or help but demand results. Terrible communication between upper management and employees when you leave the company. Very little recognition for hard work and achievements.

3.0
May 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Massive global company allowing tremendous opportunity for exposure to business all over the world...as long as management likes you. Decent benefits (although, not at all like when I was there. I have a pension, luckily, which has been discontinued.)

Cons

Right now, they're going through the biggest cultural change ever. And it shows in the low morale. Continuing to reduce salaries and benefits. No longer a truly great place to work. People used to want to kill to work there. Now all people care about is that they think Coke is poisoning the world with sugar. Not enough innovation to find new products that the public actually wants to drink. Pours too much money into marketing red can Coke (the one with all the sugar) and not enough into developing (or buying companies that already have developed) low calorie or calorie free drinks that people want to consume. Nickname for leaders is "old white suits". In their defense, that is changing, although very slowly. Lots of opportunity - but you get it only if the person above you likes you - not necessarily based on your skills. It's no longer a family like it truly once was. It's why I retired early.

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