Following up on my post abt my current situation. I put my two weeks in on Monday. I have a job lined up with a personal connection who helped me immensely. I can’t wait to not deal with sh-tty leadership and sh-tty office culture. My direct report... — read more 

(Per Boardroom- Linkedin) Sprite just pulled off a major upset in the soda wars—surpassing Pepsi in U.S. market share for the first time ever. Per 2024 data from Beverage Digest, Sprite now holds 8.03% of U.S. soft drink volume compared to Pepsi’s... — read more 

With yearly layoffs and so much "saving money" you would think the stock would be doing much better.

Current L7 in S&T. The past 6 weeks I’ve been given the workload of 3 people and have reached my breaking point. Can’t sleep, not happy, barely want to eat. I need to escape this sh1tshow, no compassion from anyone, just feel like I’m being left out... — read more 

https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/coca-cola-makes-big-announcement-after-pepsis-bad-news

Hearing murmurs of a 4-5 day a week RTO policy coming soon. Anyone else??

April 24, 2025 (Draft, embargoed 24 hrs for PepsiCo comment) PepsiCo has cut its full-year profit outlook, predicting core earnings per share will fall 3% in 2025 after a rare first-quarter miss. Chief executive Ramon Laguarta blamed a mix of soft... — read more 

This is a painfully sinking ship. They want us to “move faster” but with the bureaucracy that exists it is almost impossible to move faster. The workflows are jumbled, approval needed for everything, millions of meaningless meetings and it seems like... — read more 

Keep us Posted on what You're Hearing --- SVPs and VPs met last week to discuss May-June layoffs and outsourcing opportunities. This ship is sinking so fast. Ramon get a raise for 2025 for sinking this ship. Get out while you can. I'm not hearing... — read more 

Heard from a VP May layoffs are on their way to cut costs. She wouldn’t disclose who or where. But it sounded like supporting organizations to S&T will be targeted.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2597901/business-economy

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysts-estimate-pepsico-pep-report-140104529.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pepsico-agrees-meet-al-sharpton-234326639.html

I wanted to take a moment to share my experience working at PepsiCo—not to complain or disrespect anyone, but to offer a perspective that might resonate with others, especially those new to the company or those navigating difficult chapters in their... — read more 

Confirmed another SVP is leaving on Friday. It's been kept quiet to avoid disturbing the Indians. Any guesses of who it may be???

Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/al-sharpton-calls-pepsico-restore-214502918.html

The implementation of MyBuy at PepsiCo has been quite chaotic. I'm surprised the vendor, PwC, and the PepsiCo employees who approved it are still with the company. Four months have passed, and we’re still far from resolving the issues. I find it... — read more 

With the potential acquisition of poppi and Pepsico, I am curious as to what someone with more experience in this situation would say would happen on both sides of the coin. Poppi already has a workforce, how fast do you think Pepsico employees... — read more 

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/pepsico-names-mark-kirkham-cmo-of-beverages-as-greg-lyons-departs/

Anything is better than this cr-ppy place. I'd consider being laid off a blessing.

Beverages cmo out. Whose next?

a lot of executive leaving lately. wonder what they know.

I'm walking in double doors with heavy boxes under each arm, struggling to get to my cube. Three of our top site leaders are walking toward me shoulder to shoulder. They didn't offer to help, in fact, they almost knocked me down trying to get out... — read more 

The irony of Magesh saying he wants the Q&A to be open and transparent. Location questions vetted out. If you're not going to answer the tricky questions, don't bother with a Slido Q&A session

Imagine how many layoffs it’ll take to pay for the latest, totally unnecessary acquisition. I don’t doubt for a second that we’ll be the ones sacrificed for it. Why is this even happening? Can someone please explain it to me, especially when we’re... — read more 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/this-company-got-most-h-1b-visas-approved-in-2024-at-9265-not-infosys-tcs-or-microsoft-101742700154917.html#

So many people in leadership positions leaving over the past year. Most recently: Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer They clearly know something we don’t.

I have some questions on leaving Pepsi S&T: 1. Does PTO get paid out if you resign. 2. How do they payout when there is no vacation tracking for FTE. 3. What is notice period you have to give above Manager level? Thanks

A big hit to all soda and sugar companies. https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/03/13/sc-bill-aims-prohibit-snap-members-buying-candy-soft-drinks/?outputType=amp

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/pepsico-nearing-more-than-15-billion-deal-soda-brand-poppi-bloomberg-news-2025-03-14/ $1.5 billion is a hefty price tag for Poppi.

What are the odds in Ramon stepping down this year and we get a new CEO? Our company needs fresh blood to turn this sinking ship around. First order for new CEO: Fire Athina & half of her LT. S&T TH org results were fake news. She has created a... — read more 

I passed on the VRP because I just wasn’t ready. How many of you folks just like me are kicking yourself for not taking it. I truly thought it couldn’t get any worse but I was 100% wrong. For the HR team watching this site….please please bring back... — read more 

No hard feelings if this is not your cup of tea. Right now, it feels like PepsiCo is a sinking ship. Many of us are worn out or defeated by what has become our new normal, and in the process, we’ve lost sight of our own value. After 16 years here... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/rfk-jr-puts-pressure-on-large-corporations-to-remove-artificial-dyes-from-foods/ar-AA1AMeHM

It's been a rough three years at PepsiCo. I can't stomach another day. Opening my laptop is like opening a coffin; I cringe to think what's inside. They've destroyed me mentally and physically. I'm checking out without even having another job... — read more 

In case you missed it... Organizational Transformation: Transforming the chaos into slightly different chaos. Digital Transformation: Transforming your job into a digital file, which we’ll soon delete. Operational Efficiency: Doing more with less... — read more 

Working for this laid-back and unmotivated guy is a nightmare. If there were nominations for the most clueless SVP, he'd win effortlessly. The complete opposite of Athina’s rigor.