PepsiCo has no choice but to restructure due to the COVID-19 crisis. I expect announcements will be made in the next two weeks.
Retirement
If you put in a retirement date but still have vacation do you have to take it or will they pay you for the time. I keep getting different answers from manager and HR
Demoted 2 Levels
Why would they demote someone two levels? They k–led it in the interview and couldn't do the job? Do they keep their salary?
Pay Scale List
You were able to download this list on mypepsico.com a few years ago. The pay scale from low to max ranges for all the levels. HR removed it. I have asked HR for a copy and claim they dont have it anymore. Do you know where I can get my hands on... — read more
KO laying off across US..... PEP next?
I have been seeing news that many coca cola distributors across the US have been laying off food service sales people. Is Pepsi soon to follow cokes lead?
Frito senior leadership needs to go.
How Many Frito lay employees does it take to stock shelves at your local grocery store??? 63 (Sixty Three) 1 to drive the Frito truck and 62 arseHats to micro manage him and tell him what to do. Frito senior leadership needs to go. Next... — read more
Is Covid-19 going to cause layoffs?
so I been at home for three weeks pretty much doing computer work as most of my customers are shut down. Some may never reopen and when they do, will anyone support them? I feel that PepsiCo may have no choice but to layoff and do some early... — read more
My Last Pepsi
Listened to a talk show this morning about how companies are stepping up for their employees while this virus thing goes on. I was brought to tears by caller who said Pepsi cut hundreds of older workers over the past two years. They were forced to... — read more
Corona Virus and Work From Home
My department prohibited us to work from home until today. I have been sick for a week now. Can I sue if I get the Corona Virus for not allowing me to work from home although it is policy that we can?
What’s Next?
India is projected to be the next global hot spot for the corona virus. Given the social infrastructure weaknesses and medical constraints, the expectation is that extremely strict containment measures will need to be in place to minimize precedent... — read more
The Future
This virus will force families into watching every dime, jobs are gonna be questionable for some time as companies try and make up losses. People will be cutting back on stuff like pop and chips. The banning of public gatherings and sports is gonna... — read more
Odds of rescinded campus hire offer?
I interned at Pepsi last summer in a business role and got a return offer for late this summer. What are the odds of Pepsi taking back my offer given the stock market going to hell?
Where will $3.85B come from?
Now that we are buying Rockstar Energy Beverages for nearly $4 billion, I wonder where that money will come from, or more to the point, how many people will have to be laid off to make up for it? Add to that consolidation layoffs and we are... — read more
Campus Hires
Seems as though it’s time of year where a number of our friends at the company like to critique our army of “fast track campus hires” Well - no surprise - I belong to that group. I’ve been promoted before too. I certainly agree that some of us are... — read more
Stressful Environment
Anyone feel like your future is now dependent on some shallow personal opinion your boss forms about you? There are many directors running around that have been handed jobs as pass through candidates. At one point in time, people earned their jobs... — read more
Discussion - Corona Virus + Pepsi
How do you see things - what will happen next?
Got done with my PDR
No raise after busting my a– for a year! Just the most BS reasons for not giving me one; I literally have the best numbers and best attendance here but none of it matters. Already paid terribly to start with so I hate making the same pay again. — read more
It continues
Well they packaged out some of my teammates/colleagues last week. I am hearing it continues until Wednesday this week.
Predictions
A wise person once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different outcome. The only thing more irritating than people walking around this office claiming to have found a safe haven in special... — read more
Perspective
There are so many valid concerns on this site but most people are looking at it from a perspective of loyalty and care for the company. You need to look at it from a perspective of greed and one objective, drive up the stock price. As people rip... — read more
Global Business Solutions, it is not something new.
Last year they offered people in finance in the US to train people in India to do their job in exchange for keeping their job for 6 more months until the middle of March this year. They are getting 2 weeks of severance for each year of... — read more
Here We Go!
GBS is a real thing! I’m hearing that the reorg starts this week and continues into next.
Earnings tomorrow before the bell
will they elaborate more on the restructuring plan that they announced a year ago? will there be buyouts, severance, more uncertainty. Makes for a great work environment...... I haven't been motivated since they announced a 2.4 billion... — read more
Stressed!
Last 3 years have been stressful for most of us !! Just let me know .. hey we are getting rid of your role ... by blah blah blah .. okay .. but the company has no respect for its employees.. they think they won’t do their jobs or sabotage the company... — read more
No V Day Beatdown This Year?
Either PepsiCo has learned to keep a secret (doubtful) or Layoffs are not happening in February. The historic Valentines Day Masacre may skip a year? Wishful thinking? Perhaps. Anyone hearing anything worth mentioning? These are my views and may... — read more
BRING IT ON !!
The stock price is up 43 bucks year over year. The man in charge is the Donald Trump of the corporate world. Many powerful people are becoming filthy rich from efforts to squeeze the last drop of integrity out if Pepsi. Money is a much more powerful... — read more
Unilever tea
Unilever considers to sell the tea business. How will it impact the JV???
Update?
What are you guys hearing out there? I heard of some small field impacts in PBNA. I’m also hearing from the plant side that Gatorade plants will report into Chicago again rather than the divisions.
Same Old Pepsi
Yea, changes are coming. The same old crew are walking around this morning talking about new project roles. Career planning and assessments are such a waste of time, does anyone ever look at them? How is it that the same people mysteriously dodge the... — read more
Get ready for it
hearing more changes possibly announced this upcoming week
REALITY
No question Pepsi has evolved into a state of complete confusion. Just judging by the questions and feed back seen here, any progressive company would see that HR has failed the company. Employees are dazed, confused and fearing their future. This... — read more
performance plans
no packages .... 30 day performance plans. Don't make plan and you are terminated. Wonder if you get a severance package? unemployment insurance?
Flna field
Odds the field will be reduced to fewer regions again this year?
Special project
Everyone slated for the special project will be released when its completed.
How many people work at Pepsi?
Do you know there is a plan to grow headcount, how many employees currently work here? How about the HQ at Purchase?
How is it okay to pay low wages?
If a company tried to pay workers such low wages in our country, they would be shut down, boycotted, and sued. How does it become okay to employ people in other countries to do these same jobs for pennies on the dollar? I just don't get how countries... — read more
Lay-off prediction by good group
Frito Quaker Beverages Excluding chilled........ anyone still chilled as of today will gone by April. Most Gatorade people to hit the showers too