The NYT and WSJ is investigating Pepsico layoffs, and hiring practices for FLNA.. Story coming soon
Any new layoffs or reorgs?
No layoffs and no rumors at my location for a couple of weeks now. Knowing the company and its practices that state can’t be for too long, right? I also see that people generally slowed down on posting about specific layoffs. So I ask, Is anything... — read more
Vote your PepsiCo shares
Please read your voting materials carefully for the upcoming shareholder meeting . More actions to come. Just look at what PepsiCo is in favor of. It’s no good for the employee. Remember, if you don’t vote your shares, PepsiCo will vote them for you... — read more
Who still enjoys working at PepsiCo?
Anybody?
Rebadging Planning Started ?
Loose lips sink ships. Just when you thought it was safe to go to work. Buckle up, another wave is forming in the deep blue sea.
PepsiCo will not need layoffs anymore
Best (and highest paid) employees are leaving in droves on their own. And while I know leadership is probably celebrating the fact they don't have to pay as many severances - I'll enjoy it so much when the consequences of losing most of our best... — read more
People, there is a REASON why AMENA Posts are being removed. It defies the purpose of this website!
I witnessed several violations of the PEP code of conduct in this reorg exercise in AMENA.
Something Brewing ?
Is a certain major media source really gathering information on questionable hiring and termination practices ? I thought people sign their life away when they accept a package ? Anyone else hearing rumblings about calls ?
A Good Laugh
For a good laugh go and look at Pepsico reviews on Glassdoor. There are so many 5 star reviews lately praising Pepsico for being a wonderful company with no down sides , great work life balance, great pay, great career growth, great everything blah... — read more
Don't stay on account of severance
So many people I know and see here say they're only staying at PepsiCo for severance. Do you not realize that severance is far from guaranteed? It's on the company to decide if it wants or doesn't want to provide severance. There is nothing in the... — read more
Are there really no layoffs?
I see it’s pretty quiet on this board regarding actual layoffs, and at my location none are happening? Is it really possible that they stopped with the cuts for now. Hard to believe when we heard all those stories about reorganization.
Shortened Life Span
Seriously all you college grads with psych. degrees who Pepsi is recruiting, use your degree to figure out why they would need you to sell this c-ap! It's because you are young and they can steal your soul in five years max, move on to another... — read more
Who monitors the SVP’s and EVP’’s?
If you follow any of the execs on social media, most seem to post like it’s their personal travel blog- about where they stay, which Super Bowl seats they scored with their friends and what fancy meals they enjoyed on the company dime. Great going... — read more
Age discrimination should be relatively easy to prove
Age discrimination should be relatively easy to prove. If a disproportionate number of well performing employees over 40 were terminated there should be a foundation for an argument. Cases where these oldest employees were selected from a common... — read more
Age Descrimination ?
It would seem to me that when the oldest and highest performing employees are selected from the pack for termination, someone has some explaining to do. I would also argue that discrimination laws in other countries are not as relaxed as those in the... — read more
Bonuses This Year Are Pathetic
I just got my bonus. I feel like Clark when he was enrolled in the jelly of the month club. I guess the savings in the head count reductions went to all the executives pockets
Layoffs in R&D?
Any news on restructuring R&D? New CSO hinted at this in the townhall. Any specifics on time frame?
Restructuring will last for four years?
I just read this in an article ( https://markettactic.com/pepsico-restructuring-layoffs-severance-pay-and-automation/2116/ ) and did a double take. That pretty much means we will have no resolution of this until 2023? Talk about being dealt a c-appy... — read more
There isn’t a company with less job security?
Seriously, is there? And I’m not saying that based from what i read on this board and what I see at the company. The fact that every year there are shifts and that older employees are not wanted has become an all-known fact. No people in my... — read more
An Example of a Growing Company
Aldi. Unfortunately they're not American, they're from Germany. In 2016 they had about 25,000 employees and about 1,600 stores. In 2016 they announced a capital growth program and funded it. This included remodeling about 1,400 stores (making them... — read more
Where are we on the whole $2.5B thing?
How far did we get in the whole 70 percent of $2.5 billion for severance costs in the past few weeks? I don't think we are anywhere close to enough layoffs and closures to take a significant bite out of the announced $1.75 billion. I think the worst... — read more
The reorg is only a sign of weakness
I know they are trying to get us to buy the story about efficiency and the use of new technologies to produce better results, but who really believes that. Plant closures, merging of regions, layoffs for me only means giving up on certain business... — read more
RIP Amazon
A new company to outsource to death! I'll be dropping my Prime now. She's gaining quite the reputation of Outsource Queen. Wonder how much she and her husband get in kickbacks from these outsourcing companies... — read more
Frito-Lay Leadersbip Unaware of Low Employee Morale
During Frito-Lays Town Hall meeting today, our Leadership team acted completely surprised that employee morale was very low and that all of the recent developments were even more demoralizing. The response was basically that they thought everyone... — read more
Cost cutting is always good....
Look what happen to Kraft-Heinz after a number of years of extreme cost-cutting: https://www.independent.ie/business/world/16bn-plunge-after-kraft-heinz-admits-old-brands-worth-less-37844330.html There was always the rumour doing the rounds that 3G... — read more
Why don’t they announce what is the number of employees they want to cut?
It’s kind of frustrating being kept in the dark. They know we know, so why don’t anounce what are they trying to achieve, and then let the people figure out for themselves so they have a future at the company or not. In this way, they are just... — read more
What's in store for this week?
More layoffs? More closings? Nothing of the kind?
A much needed ray of positivity
As I read through this email, it brought back anxious, yet resilient memories of when I was let go from PepsiCo last February. Here is what I learned and hope that in sharing, it provides a ray of optimism during what I personally knew to be a... — read more
All the signs are there - what more do we need?
Maybe it’s in human nature to think everything will work out eventually and that the storm will pass, but judging by what they are announcing, this storm is here to stay. Automation, outsourcing, reorganization, layoffs,... does it really matter what... — read more
Its not Automation its Outsourcing
PepsiCo is laying off corporate employees as the company commits to millions of dollars in severance pay, restructuring, and 'relentlessly automating. This is not true. The truth is that theyre shipping those jobs to India. It just better politics to... — read more
Jersey City plant closing soon?
Rumor is the lease is not being renewed and the plant is moving south. Any update?
Any news on what the impacts may be in ESSA?
Lot of threads here on North-American specific news on these forthcoming layoffs. Just wondering if anyone has heard anything on potential restructuring that could go on in ESSA? Any inputs are appreciated!
No more TLA’s
For the sake of friends and loved ones who care but don’t know what the Three Letter Acronym stands for please elaborate we are also very concerned but don’t want to have to keep asking them if there is anything new?
List please?
Let’s summarize locations being closed and an anonymous list (please no names) of level/function/site that was let go...you know this will never happen internally.
Beverages reorganized - Where will the bulk of the savings come from?
Looking bleak for Frito Lay, NAN & Quaker if any still around. Beverages are heavy and require more cost due to Uncontrollable's. I would expect FLNA to become 4 regions before 2023 - All of NAN and Quaker essentially gone... If growth doesn't happen... — read more
False info being given to news?
I see a ton of articles attributing layoffs to automation. The only layoffs I see is marketing, tech, and regions combining to cut more jobs. This is a cost cutting, skeleton company now. My pay has been flat for 3 years due to very weak raises and... — read more