Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,482 total reviews)
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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).

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2K reviews
5.0
Feb 24, 2012

A great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Career advancement and opportunity to add value.

Cons

Overly conservative. Slow to make decisions.

4.0
Feb 16, 2012

It was a great experience.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Colgate was a great place to work because it had a very good environment.

Cons

A lot of work to be completed in one shift.

2.0
Feb 6, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Strong compensation package Good dental benefits (many places dont have these) Decent vacation policy Global opportunities (but expat benefits are no longer the same either)

Cons

Very slow decision making - has gone from a result oriented company to a consensus oriented company. Will follow through with something other than the best decision, if it meets with consensus and the safer route...vs. trying something that might be better but where not everyone is on board. This has led to a handful of people controlling all the decisions with most of middle management really playing the role that most fresh MBA graduates could handle straight out of school. Mixed messages from management - poor overall direction, conservative, not open to any new or different ideas. Usually sticks to the same formula that's been tried and tested. But talks a big game about "open culture' and "fostering experimentation" More driven by short term financial implications vs.considering the longer term view . Its living from one quarter to the next, while they talk about planning out 18 months - big joke !. Completely fake HR - on the sales side (used to be great !). They don't really care about the employee's progression. HR serves more of an execution function vs. running a true HR dept. They have forgotten how to retain real talent...instead focusing on an arbiitarily chosen few - usually favorites of a few in management. Also does not follow through on promises made.

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