Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,483 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 2,483 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
Aug 23, 2017

Pros and cons

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

strong reputation organization, good cross functional and collaborative mindset, strong values

Cons

limited opportunities after restructuring global functions

1.0
May 1, 2017

Legal

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits is about the best I can say

Cons

There's a reason why so many people have leaving and are continuing to leave the Legal department - it's the leadership - the GC leads with fear and intimidation, she acts 'above' the lawyers who support the business and brow beats all staff for the smallest things, wastes time by having 5,6,7 and 8 lawyers on a call to discuss and decide a minor issue - she does not give any authority to those who had plenty of it for years with previous GC. And her direct reports are now just mini versions of her - pushing people to do more work for less reward and no, I repeat no, praise or acknowledgement of hard work and good results. If you are thinking of joining Colgate's legal team - DON'T - run in the other direction fast.

3.0
Feb 8, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, large, stable company, market leader in some categories.

Cons

Very slow career progression or advancement unless you are among the chosen few for their fast track selection.

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