Corporate teams just spin papers, PowerPoint and wage a lot of time in meetings
Look at all failed product launches, marketing initiatives, strategic bs, bad acquisitions.
Yet its regions who have to pay the price
19 replies (most recent on top)
@az They are clearly aligning pepsi and Frito field organizations in order to deliver both products from one warehouse. One account manager sells both. One SDL manages both. One Region team manages both…. Any duplication of roles eliminated top to bottom. Warehouses outsourced to third party companies…. Not sure your function, but I can’t imagine anyone being immune.
Nah man, don’t fire the kicker here. HQ employees are just like the rest of the poor slobs working for this inept leadership. Ramon made big bank when he raised prices through the roof during covid. Anybody paying attention knew that we had priced ourselves out of the market, but he and his group wanted a big bonus. Fast forward to the present, and we have to “make tough decisions”. We all pay for bad leadership. Ramon, and the other folks who made bank, will be just fine (hopefully with severance). Corporate jobs will get hit, but the decimation of field sales will leave the biggest stain on their ignorance. The long standing culture that many of us developed, is no more. Good luck to all during these hunger games.
@ay are they cutting the field? Define fat
Corporate has more fat as a percentage but the field has more people by far. Easier to save more by cutting more people from the largest group(s), sadly.
@at no one is investing in PepsiCo stock except Elliot. They see something that no one else does, especially not the employees, which should make them extremely uncomfortable. There might be some small short time increases but the long term benefits are minimal.
How were the ground execution teams penalized? How are regions are paying the price?
Why does that make you mad?
Still unsure why the fact I'm not investing in pepsico with my role over 401k that included pepsi stock but you do you
@aq still just a number on a spreadsheet. Although they speak as a caring family company unfortunately you’re still just a number on a spreadsheet. Sorry to break it to you but it’s true. The sooner you all realize that that the better off you will be. They’re now bent over by Elliot because they couldn’t manage it on there on. Ashamed an investment group can come in a manage it better than our CEO, but their ideas were superior
Nope lowly admin who worked instead of socialized
@am there’s no love for you either. You’re just a number on a spreadsheet. The sooner you realize that the better off you’ll be. Or maybe you won’t. Your call.
Let me guess youre one of the field guys thats in here every year celebrating corp level layoffs. Sorry they didn't notice you were such a hard working team player bro. Daddy Ramon didn't actually love you as much as you thought huh
I rolled my 401k a soon as my severance was up last month. None was rolled into pepsi stock. The will never work with my cash again
@ah so let’s cut heads to hide how pitiful we’ve done our job. The stock holders be be happy and hopefully nobody will notice what a sh—-y job we’ve done and recognize how good we are reducing head count and giving people too much so they do their job poorly and we continue our decline. Hopefully tab doesn’t pass Pepsi in sales
@a6 couldn’t have said it better. How about spending way way too much for rockstar so we could bring on bang . Only to lose bang in three years after the owner slapped us around for the entire 3 years. Total embarrassment ❗️
This is a very broad, unhelpful, untrue statement during a very confusing time for many. Shame on you.
But my PowerPoints are fire. I’m really good at them (not being sarcastic).
We’re doing our best. It’s not us, it’s leadership who is making the ultimate decisions.
Blue Cloud
Sodastream Professional
Quaker Muller yogurt
HelloGoodness
SoBe
Polar Shock
Mtn Dew RISE
Mtn Dew GameFuel
Stubborn Soda
Caleb’s
Quick Pik coolers
Quaker Milk Chillers
Spire
Feel free to add more that I missed