For over 25 years I heard a constant preaching of integrity, loyalty and leadership commitment from every corner of the PepsiCo organization. All I heard was how committed the leadership was to making sure fairness and equity was the core driver of... — read more
Felons
Since when Pepsico started hiring felons? I have 4 felons in my department, recent crimes. Are we that desperate?
Can this be true?
I heard some chatter yesterday that Pepsi is closely monitoring emails and other forms of internal communications for use against employees that are being released or have been terminated. Isn’t going through emails and phone texts of terminated... — read more
Another shining example of PepsiCo incompetence, this time in France
For those who read French: http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/tropicana-passe-aux-emballages-plastique-des-consommateurs-appellent-au-boycott-19-06-2019-8096538.php Pepsico's wonderful display of PwP by moving Tropicana into plastic-only bottles at a... — read more
Projects Continue
You see large scale projects running everywhere. Any idea what the projects are and when they complete? Could give insight to upcoming lay-off activity.
How come our reputation does not precede us?
People are still applying for jobs here. We get new employees all the time. How? Why? Does nobody really bother to google PepsiCo before trying to get a job here? Or at least after they get an offer? Just look at this site - if I saw something like... — read more
When?
yep, more is coming soon with Ops... it's never ending so get ready for the next wave. When is this supposed to happen?
IT support for Field services ops to HCL
So everyone in field service will use HCL except Executives will keep dedicated Pepsico people double standard ? If they have so much confidence in moving IT support to HCL why not use them yourselves?? Referring to the IT communication on field... — read more
India job postings timing
Does anyone have info on when we will be notified/cut if our job is posted in India September ?
Latest group impacted: employee waste baskets
PepsiCo has turned itself into a Fortune 50 company that behaves like a frugal startup. With the penny pinching of “Smart Spend” and outsourcing of numerous teams to vendors (IBM, TCS, Cognizant, JLL, etc), they’ve now removed individual... — read more
Payroll
If you process payroll you are probably ok. They need schmucks like us to get it processed even when the system is down. Oops, down for three hours...Too bad, we'll give you one extra hour to make it work. What a bunch of a-- wipes. I packed my desk... — read more
Life is as good as you can make it
For months I have read the many comments about the layoffs and today it happens to be my time to add mine. First, For all of my former coworkers that were laid off or are about to be terminated, there is Life beyond this point. If you were employed... — read more
Is this recent?
40 admins in NY were cut. All older and all in the pension plan. Nice company When did this happen? There have been so many layoffs at PepsiCo lately (more than lately - last several years) that I'm having trouble keeping track of it all - so things... — read more
Happy
I read all these posts and I understand the bitterness but there truly is life after Pepsi. They are not the only company out there doing what they do. I’m laid off and I’m looking at the bright side. I get a chance to do something I actually like... — read more
Drink a cold one and relax. Life’s too short
How about we all just take a few weeks off and sit by the beech. Cold beer, bbq, and no worries. My mind is absolutely worn out from worrying about whether or not I have a job each week. I think we should all finally start to recognize that life is... — read more
Goodbye Garbage Company
As the 15th approaches, I can't help but think what a blessing in disguise getting canned has been. All the people who said there is life after pepsi on here know what they're talking about. The anger from dedicated (ex)employees is because we... — read more
valued?
Once upon a time employees were a company’ Most valuable commodity. No more. PepsiCo has demonstrated how little they care. Admins always feel like we have no representation and no one has our backs. It’s true but admins are not alone. There are many... — read more
Pretty quiet...
Anyone in IT or otherwise hearing anything recently?
PBNA townhall Q&A - IT Exec response
Shocking to hear the reply we got from the IT exec today when asking why location IT support jobs are been eliminated. The reply she gave was total BS around fact the we looked at other companies and how they do this work and also some c-ap regarding... — read more
Pepsi - Winning With Purpose
Complete the sentence. I am so sick and tired of slogans, I had to post it here.
Recession 2020
If lay offs occur during good economic times, what happens during a recession? A huge one is predicted for 2020.
Great Company ?
All the leadership hype about striving to be a great company. Great companies let integrity be the shining light that compels them to uphold their commitments to employee loyalty and integrity. This company is writing checks they can’t pay. Once all... — read more
Town Hall on Tuesday
Town Halls should be renamed to "All Clears". They've become veiled meetings to say "Okay, we've done more layoffs. You're safe. This time. "
update profiles
it looks like they are asking all employees to update their profiles by end of week. any guesses as to why
Pepsico UK showing off a BS Vanity Award for IT
Found this in my LinkedIn feed from a former colleague showing off how Pepsico UK "won" something called The Real IT Awards (RITA) for the category of "Project of the Year >250K GBP" - firstly wtf is 'project of the year' and secondly, I suspect... — read more
Conference Rooms Booked
Conference rooms are booked in Plano, Parkwood. June 4, 5, and 6. Anyone hearing anything?
Minimizing severance
Lots of discussion underway about strategies to minimize severance. Being last is not always best. Work hard but you will not get a second bowl of soup. The leadership is laughing all the way to the bank !!!!!!!! Is this true? The severance is low as... — read more
IT - 3 out of 5 Upcoming Months
If you are in IT, you are already aware your time is coming - it's just a matter of when. Reliable sources indicate the next two months have impacts (most outside of the US). Then, come early Fall, back to the US for the next round of layoffs. This... — read more
Is anybody still loyal to PepsiCo?
Loyalty used to be a huge thing here, but with the way management has been treating employees lately, I don't think anybody has any good will or loyalty left to give to this company. Or am I wrong? Maybe some parts of the company have it better than... — read more
Who Cares Who’s Upset ???
The stock price broke 130 bucks today. Does anybody really give a sh*t what people think.
By the rate in which Pepsi is outsourcing, US workers are gonna become a minority
I can fully understand the globalization and moving into new labor markets,in which labor is cheaper, but this is outsourcing in turbo mode. I have nothing against other countries, but I find it somewhat perfidious that the most important part of the... — read more
Don’t burn bridges with the people even if you deplore the company
An additional thought is personal relationships and references. Have you worked with anyone who you might want to ask for a reference in the future? If so, then do the right thing. I gave a reference last week and among the questions was “would you... — read more
Top Heavy
They lay you off when they are Top Heavy, so they DON’T have to pay pensions for a 3 Year Vesting Period, versus 5, when they’re Not Top Heavy. Does anyone know if PepsiCo was Top Heavy in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 ?
Voluntary Buyouts
Anybody hear any talks of voluntary buyouts based on years of service and age?
Is two-week notice mandatory?
Just wondering, is giving PepsiCo two weeks notice mandatory? I want to quit and considering how miserable I am here, I really don't want to stay here a day here than I have to. I can start my new job next Monday if I want to. Do I have to wait out... — read more
Code of Conduct only applies to non-management
One thing that is apparent is that leadership is exempt from the mandatory Code of Conduct training that the rest of the plebs must take. I got flagged once by daring to expense a cheap takeout dinner for myself and others while we worked most... — read more
Westchester office consolidation?
I heard Purchase and White Plains offices are consolidating. Did anyone else hear this? Is this true?
Not all corps are the same
Corps are as different as those who run it. After several years I was laid off in Feb and found work in March. Big difference. Although like most they utilize outsourcing but the company does not simply send any and all overseas. They know the... — read more
If I leave Pepsi, will I face the same at other companies?
Is the grass greener on the other side? In this position , it’s hard to imagine that anywhere could be worse. I was hoping to get some experiences from ex Pepsi employees that moved to other companies. Is it better or are we just faced with the same... — read more