I recently left this company in a very ugly way (I didn’t sue Pepsico, but I wanted to do it) and now I’m afraid it will affect my employment in the new company. Someone tells me that it has nothing to do with it and that the way I left here cannot... — read more
Younger employees understand the situation much better?
It doesn’t matter how hard you work or the extra work you do even at the sacrifice of your personal life you are just a number and when you get to expensive or they have used you up you will be replaced or your job will go to GBS. Thankfully the... — read more
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
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
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
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
What is the PDR score system?
My manager doesn't explain anything to us. What is the PDR number rating out of?
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
What a joke on Bonuses and Raises this year!!!
Hearing bonuses are same as last year and raises are terrible. We go through Covid Hell and Pepsi pockets all the profits. Gross.
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.
Big Hurt Or Big Hype?
Everybody still warm and snuggled ??? Another doomsday prediction avoided.
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
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.
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
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
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
Wasn’t me
That severances everyone of IT, R&D & HR. Wasn’t me
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.
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
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.
Burning the furniture
Hear they are cutting costs at every corner..... anyone else seeing this?
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?
People Quitting
My department has people quitting weekly. They are not going to hire. Can they shut down the department ?
Below cost of living adjustments are not raises
When’s the last time you received above a 3% in the same role?
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
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
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
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.
I am hearing through the california grapevine that 75% of all key account managers gone by the end of the year
There is quite a bit of chatter around these positions calling on 1-2 buyers passing along information that can be streamlined. Layer work back into GTM etc. All faucets of business to see this. Huge slaughter coming across all these heads.
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?
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