Topics regarding layoffs at PepsiCo Inc. (Pepsi)

Topics regarding layoffs at PepsiCo Inc. (Pepsi)

Layoffs ???

Everybody still waiting for the BIG ONE to get a severance? Ha ha ha ha. What a strange company. Hope it come soon. I will retire in only 20 years.

Not worth the effort?

Immediately after I came here it became clear to me that HR does everything to remind you that you are very interchangeable and that many other people are interested in your place. Then I started working beyond my limits in order to secure my job... — read more 

Low raises in lieu of layoffs?

Do you think our raises were in lieu of layoffs? Possibly earnings came off our backs to pay Wall Street? Business results are looking really good this year and I’ve been pumped. Right up until I saw what my raise is. It’s been so demotivating. ... — read more 

Work that works

What's the general feelings about the new work that works policy?

Damage Report ?

Who is the next contestant on The Price Is Right? C’mon down !

Rumors about ongoing layoffs...

I read in one of the earlier threads that there were layoffs at some departments. Is that true? If so, what departments are affected and how many people are involved? I hope that no one is so malicious to further raise the level of stress and... — read more 

How much has favoritism demoralized you?

Someone mentioned favoritism in one of the posts so it reminded me of experience when credit for my work was attributed to a person who was favored by the manager. Since then I have completely lost motivation and since then I only work for... — read more 

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Payables Dept and Parts Dept laid off

They still have jobs until August but only to train the GPS team in India. Some will get a severance and retention bonuses but other than that, it really s—s

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| 1840 views | | 4 replies (last March 10, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19LEjUJf

What disappointed you the most at Pepsico?

I haven’t been here long but I've already noticed I’ve come to another company with a cliques culture. I thought it was only present in much smaller companies, such as the one I left. Honestly, I was very surprised by that in Pepsico. I thought the... — read more 

A Time For Prayer

And again, those with an unwavering commitment to the boys and girls clubs miraculously transfer out of harms way in just the nick of time. Once those graced with job protection in reward for the blind support of the corrupt management layers are... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+19EYf218

Don’t let the doors hit you

Layoffs are happening now as we speak. Folks are being notified. If you don’t already have a resume ready and an online linked in presence you are behind. You need to constantly be getting face time in front of other companies and in the process of... — read more 

Who will be the target?

I wouldn’t be surprised if the layoffs happen in April. The most important thing for me is that until then I have time to consider alternatives, just in case. Pepsico would not be the only company that, despite the profit, decided to make big cuts... — read more 

Where are they today?

What happened to all those IT people that were rebadged to the outsourcing vendor in 2015? Are they still employed or did the vendor drop them after Pepsi decided to change outsourcing vendors in 2017? Were they hired back by Pepsi.

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| 2641 views | | 5 replies (last February 23, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19uYUQYE

Beverage or Snacks?

And yeah I knew many from beverage who were jumping over to Snacks because snacks is the division that has carried this company given the margins and endless innovation. There is far less room on the beverage side for innovation so beverage... — read more 

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| 2030 views | | 5 replies (last February 19, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19n29geP

WHAT "CAREER"?

IF YOURE LOOKING FOR A COMPANY WHERE YOU WON'T GET PROMOTED OR HAVE A CAREER THEN PEPSI IS THE PLACE FOR YOU. DOESNT MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK, OR HOW QUALIFIED YOU ARE, THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOME BOGUS EXCUSE NOT TO PROMOTE YOU.

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| 1800 views | | 3 replies (last February 13, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19m9PuvQ

How can they be so cruel?

After 30 years I was given zero notice. I was invited to a staged meeting and let go by people who had no idea what my job was or what my team even did. I was stripped of all my Pepsi property and escorted to my car by a complete stranger. Not even... — read more 

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| 2960 views | | 5 replies (last February 12, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19meGfbg

Balanced Diversity

The new chopping block catch phrase. Now that all the rule 70 people have been sent to pasture, the directive for the next wave of cleansing is to balance diversity. SLT have set very aggressive and very public expectations for a diverse employee... — read more 

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| 2670 views | | 5 replies (last February 24, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19m5wIzJ

WTF is Pearl Milling Company? dumb--ses!

Wow, so hopefully during the upcoming Valentines M—acre ALL of PepsiCo's marketing and branding teams are fired. 1) You are blowing money on sh–ty Superbowl half time shows. 2) You are over paying for having Ashton Kutcher and Mila In your... — read more 

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| 4520 views | | 11 replies (last December 15, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+19l3OntT

Wasn’t me

That severances everyone of IT, R&D & HR. Wasn’t me

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| 2300 views | | 2 replies (last February 8, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19jmszkZ

Super Bowl

The Super Bowl show sponsored by PEP is a waste of shareholders money and an insult to those about to be terminated or layed off. Who is this guy on the show some second rate fool that fortunately nobody can g by ear much less understand.

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| 1750 views | | 4 replies (last February 10, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19jBNKOT

Frito Lay Products Taste Like Sh--. Good Job R&D!

I worked in Frito R&D for several years before being laid off, despite being a top performer on annual reviews, along with 15% of the department; many of whom were older PepsiCo veterans who knew what they were doing. It has been several years... — read more 

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| 2550 views | | 6 replies (last February 8, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19hzNmEf

February Layoffs / Restructuring

If the past is indicative of the future and we continue to follow KO's lead.... then buckle up for the next 10 days.

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| 4050 views | | 9 replies (last February 11, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+19cqWwGk

Burning the furniture

Hear they are cutting costs at every corner..... anyone else seeing this?

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| 1950 views | | 2 replies (last January 30, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+199zKQV8

Termination Notice

With all the talk about massive cuts I am getting worried. If you get terminated, do you leave right away? Do you still work for a few weeks?

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| 2890 views | | 7 replies (last February 11, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+198mCchX

People Quitting

My department has people quitting weekly. They are not going to hire. Can they shut down the department ?

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| 1641 views | | 1 reply (January 27, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+197PfqV7

Breaking point

It’s not nice to be ungrateful at work at a time when people are losing their jobs en masse and in general, working here has been nice for many, many years. However, backstabbing seems to have spiraled out of control and it's becoming unbearable... — read more 

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| 2420 views | | 5 replies (last January 26, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+192BZEof

Social responsibility starts with employees

When people hear where I work, they think I have a lot of benefits, and the reality is completely different. I understand that the company is trying to present itself to the public in the best possible way, so they are very generous, for example... — read more 

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| 2220 views | | 6 replies (last January 23, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+190rH3Zw

Earnings February 11

If Pepsi is going to have layoffs, restructuring, early retirements.....it will happen before Febtuary earnings call. Hold on tight...... storm is coming

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| 3020 views | | 6 replies (last February 6, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+18Z9MdmJ

SOPs and Policy

Why is it so hard to find these things at PepsiCo? Is there way to get them without asking managers? Seems nobody is doing anything the right way.

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Post ID: @OP+18Y21SG4

Oklahoma cuts?

Has anyone heard anything about Oklahoma getting axed? It’s a fairly old place and they say all the the company recycling comes here. So I wouldn’t think they cut that?

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| 1920 views | | 6 replies (last January 18, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+18WacHbu

Anything but Canada hit this week?

If not, what are the chances that we might be next? There were some rumors about layoffs this month so I wouldn't be surprised if that turns out to be true. After all, PepsiCo is determined to lay of as many as it can as fast as it can. I wish this... — read more 

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| 1680 views | | 1 reply (January 16, 2021)
Post ID: @OP+18VhW9fI

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