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The Coca-Cola Company

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Interesting work, terrible work environment - Director The Coca-Cola Company Employee Review

1.0
20 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting challenges to work on and a company that is not afraid to invest in cutting-edge solutions. The company is trying desperately to grow beyond it's core sugary, sparkling drink category through acquisitions such as Costa Coffee and Body Armor and has money to invest heavily into product development and advertising and marketing. The pay tends to be above average, but even that has begun to erode so it's not that different than other large global organizations.

Cons

The company has struggled for decades with corporate bloat. When they owned bottlers in North America, before refranchising them, the overhead and corporate organization along with the administrative infrastructure to manage the combined businesses grew exponentially. Since selling off the NA bottling companies, they have been cutting corporate jobs, initiating large reorgs every other year or so and outsourcing huge parts of the organization. Your job is never safe and that's made the environment toxic, with competition to keep your job, especially at upper levels of management. With all the cuts, there is way too much work to be done by those who stay. They say they are training their managers to eliminate work, but they just keep adding more initiatives and projects without regards to those that have to do the work. Then you also have to ask yourself whether you can support a huge organization that continues to sell a product that is bad for your health. Yes, people are not forced to drink it, but sugary drinks have been linked to serious health issues and I think eventually they will be taken down by class action law suits or taxed into submission just like the tobacco industry.

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Pros

Opportunity and security for all roles.

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Cola’s global reputation and iconic brand provide opportunities to work on large-scale, meaningful projects with diverse teams. While management has areas for improvement, the company’s resources, iconic building, and the scale of projects give you experiences that stand out

Cons

While the Coca-Cola workspace and my coworkers were pleasant enough, the management experience was deeply disappointing. I’ve worked at several companies, and I’ve never felt so undervalued in terms of talent recognition and support. Management lacked proper training processes and often treated employees in a way that felt condescending rather than supportive. Overall, it created a daily environment that felt draining, and it’s something I hope Coca-Cola addresses for future talent

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