I saw the writing on the wall when I worked at FLNA HQ and they were so heavily pushing certain roles to move to GBS in Mexico. They’re going to slowly find ways to move more and more HQ/admin roles to GBS as time goes on. Makes total sense financially. I would advise anyone who isn’t at least an L10-L11 already to look for other opportunities outside of PepsiCo. Our experience is highly respected, and you will for sure find a job that both pays and respects you more. That is what I did and I’m so glad I left. News flash: having layoffs every single year at FLNA HQ for a profitable company such as PepsiCo is NOT normal and can only be accounted for in the greed of the execs that run it.
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This has been happening since the bottles were acquired in the early '10s, they want to manage both businesses without redundancy, you can do the math but between removing redundant roles, consolidating the businesses, and divesting as much tech talent as possible, a 50% overall headcount reduction over the course of a decade is the Power of One they've been crowing about all these years. Would be interested to see the how we've tracked against the plan ma Indra set in motion back then.
Ugh...FLNA HQ in Plano s-u-c-k-e-d, that is why it was always referred to as the career hospice where your career ambitions and goal go to die.
This is spot on. A company with the consistent profit margins and revenue growth such as this behemoth has no cogent reason for the constant job cuts. The atmosphere is now almost entirely one of fear and uncertainty. Honestly if the mission of this company was somewhat more benevolent maybe it would make staying worthwhile. I worked for a critical care medical products company that at least saved lives despite the perfidy of many in management. But this company is mostly peddling unhealthy processed junk. All the greenwashing in the world cannot cover this truth. It’s just not worth it. Let them send all the jobs they can to MX, India wherever all in the name of The PepsiCo Way. Eventually no one will be left who knows what they’re doing and the company will probably break apart. But at this point, who really cares?