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
3.0
Oct 10, 2014

Good Job, Gone Bad

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Pros

Pay was excellent benefits as well vacation time sick pay paid holidays etc.

Cons

Micromanaged silly policies that change day to day. HR department was a complete joke and company informed employees its moving and shutting down plant. In Morristown NJ.

3.0
Oct 7, 2014

Great people, too top heavy

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people Terrific location You will learn a lot about running a business and best in class marketing

Cons

Many many chiefs Limited ability to make decisions

2.0
Aug 18, 2014

Limited Career Potential

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great Benefits Strong Consistent Business Performance Good Training Opportunities

Cons

Limited Career Advancement once you reach mid-management Very Political Environment; A few "Chosen Ones" get put on the Fast Track Who you know and Who is fighting for you are more important then overall job performance Work / Life Balance seems to be deteriorating quickly Culture and Values have drastically changed over that last few years for the worse

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