Good experience but outdated technical career system - R&D Researcher Procter & Gamble Employee Review

4.0
19 May 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. The people 2. The brands 3. The science People are great here. Most are kind and great collaborators. The brands you work on are iconic, massive, and made with exceptional quality. The science behind the formulation and process is outstanding and very cool to work on.

Cons

Unfortunately, P&G offers a much slower technical track for chemists and biologists coming into the company then it does for its engineers. I would say an average of 10 years is required to make the technical level of an incoming engineer (and many researchers never get promoted to that level). Despite this, p&g is a great place for a BS scientist to start their career.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
23 June 2026
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Pros

training in in depth, training on job, basic star interview questions good company, stable benefits are somewhat cheap

Cons

training can be a lot, you have about 1-2hr presentations biweekly where you get tested on different aspects of the plant, like steam system, water system, utilities etc, training can last up to 6 months paid once a month, irregular times on call, may have to work weekends depending on machines work long shifts, sometimes up to 16 hours depending on how machines run, expected to be at work by 6am for safety meetings, 5am sometimes depending on the site you work at, expected to stay if machines run poorly can be demanding- most entry level managers are fresh out of college and expected to train and manage individuals who have worked at the company for decades not very easy to change departments, takes a couple of years no matching 401k, they have their own profit sharing thing, if you quit before 3-4 years at the company, you lose the money

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