Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,482 total reviews)
avatar

Noel Wallace

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,482 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Colgate-Palmolive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
3.0
Apr 3, 2014

x

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- a lot of things to learn in the first 2-3 years as entry-level both from other employees and trainings - very good implementation of culture & values (can be seen on website) - salary as market average + extra-benefits and bonuses - high business ethics standard - environment where employees feel free to share and discuss any ideas/issues even with top management - opportunity to work abroad, though reduced since 'the economic crisis'

Cons

- depending on personal capabilities, after 2-3 years from entry-level you might reach a halt in learning if left on the same position/category/project - since 'the economic crisis' the strategy is has not been clearly defined and communicated - strategy is strongly driven by financial KPIs, not focused on consumers - middle managers have 10+ years in the company and are a bit stuck in the 'old ways' of doing things - in commercial departments overtime is a given and not compensated

1.0
Apr 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

That's a good company to have in your portfolio, very organized. Compensation is ok.

Cons

Old-fashioned company, looks like it stopped in time in the 80's, don't invest or try new strategies, extremely slow and bureaucratic decision making. Remember that we had 12 people routing to approve details such as an ortographic correction in a artwork. Very stressed ambient mainly during the Budget review, as an intern I used to work more then 12h per day including saturdays and sometimes sundays. No perks, needed to use jacket and tie every day even without having contact with clients. Work-life balance was no good for me at all.

4.0
Mar 31, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent salary and benefits and great discounts on products.

Cons

The company tends to identify those they want to promote early on by ability to relocate around the country and world. If you are not recruited right out of college you may be limited in opportunities for advancement.

Viewing 2278 - 2280 of 2,482 Reviews

Glassdoor has 4,709 Colgate-Palmolive reviews submitted anonymously by Colgate-Palmolive employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Colgate-Palmolive is right for you.