Since Pepsi took over Quaker its just gone downhill - Anonymous employee PepsiCo Employee Review

3.0
14 Oct 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on your role fairly flexible hours Fairly decent pay although I haven't had a raise in several years because I have reached the "max".

Cons

Rather than deal with incompetent employees they are either moved to other departments or if you are in a leadership role and worthless you are "promoted" to another facility. Way understaffed or work is unfairly distributed Since the conversion to SAP it takes 2-3 people to do the same thing that one was able to do before. SOX is out of control Management needs to manage. Constantly telling us we need to come up with cost savings but employees sit in the cafeteria for hours and then get paid OT to do their jobs. Tired of hearing that we are working with adults and they know what they are suppose to be doing. They aren't doing it so someone needs to make them. Why can't management figure that out?? Way too much to do for salaried folks but their "reward" is a mandatory offsite meeting for half a day to have fun. Kind of hard to have fun when you then have to be there for 12 -14 hours the next day to make up for it

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Cons

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Pros

Worked for PepsiCo for 10 years across four locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida. Gained experience in multiple sales and operational roles while supporting account growth, merchandising, and customer relationships. Florida locations were especially well-operated and efficient. PepsiCo provided competitive pay, solid benefits through Keystone, and a good vacation package compared to competitors in the beverage industry. The company also offered strong sales incentive programs, earning rewards such as Orlando Magic floor seats, Pro Bowl tickets, Apple Watches, and Yeti cups for exceeding performance goals and driving sales results.

Cons

While PepsiCo promotes internal growth opportunities, many promotions and leadership opportunities appeared to favor college internship hires over long-term internal employees. In some cases, newer college-based management pushed corporate initiatives without fully understanding local market realities or account volume trends. For example, innovation products were sometimes forced into low-volume accounts where sell-through was unrealistic. Operationally, certain delivery processes could be improved, particularly with Tropicana products being stored in coolers on trucks for extended periods, which could impact product quality and increase waste. Work-life balance could also be challenging, as sales representatives commonly worked 50–60 hour weeks. Expectations from corporate leadership were often unrealistic, especially when customer representatives and drivers were expected to fully stock stores while servicing 15+ accounts per day. Experiences could also vary depending on whether locations were union or non-union operated.

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