Now that we are buying Rockstar Energy Beverages for nearly $4 billion, I wonder where that money will come from, or more to the point, how many people will have to be laid off to make up for it? Add to that consolidation layoffs and we are... — read more 

Seems as though it’s time of year where a number of our friends at the company like to critique our army of “fast track campus hires” Well - no surprise - I belong to that group. I’ve been promoted before too. I certainly agree that some of us are... — read more 

Anyone feel like your future is now dependent on some shallow personal opinion your boss forms about you? There are many directors running around that have been handed jobs as pass through candidates. At one point in time, people earned their jobs... — read more 

How do you see things - what will happen next?

No raise after busting my a– for a year! Just the most BS reasons for not giving me one; I literally have the best numbers and best attendance here but none of it matters. Already paid terribly to start with so I hate making the same pay again. — read more 

Well they packaged out some of my teammates/colleagues last week. I am hearing it continues until Wednesday this week.

A wise person once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different outcome. The only thing more irritating than people walking around this office claiming to have found a safe haven in special... — read more 

There are so many valid concerns on this site but most people are looking at it from a perspective of loyalty and care for the company. You need to look at it from a perspective of greed and one objective, drive up the stock price. As people rip... — read more 

Last year they offered people in finance in the US to train people in India to do their job in exchange for keeping their job for 6 more months until the middle of March this year. They are getting 2 weeks of severance for each year of... — read more 

GBS is a real thing! I’m hearing that the reorg starts this week and continues into next.

will they elaborate more on the restructuring plan that they announced a year ago? will there be buyouts, severance, more uncertainty. Makes for a great work environment...... I haven't been motivated since they announced a 2.4 billion... — read more 

Last 3 years have been stressful for most of us !! Just let me know .. hey we are getting rid of your role ... by blah blah blah .. okay .. but the company has no respect for its employees.. they think they won’t do their jobs or sabotage the company... — read more 

Either PepsiCo has learned to keep a secret (doubtful) or Layoffs are not happening in February. The historic Valentines Day Masacre may skip a year? Wishful thinking? Perhaps. Anyone hearing anything worth mentioning? These are my views and may... — read more 

The stock price is up 43 bucks year over year. The man in charge is the Donald Trump of the corporate world. Many powerful people are becoming filthy rich from efforts to squeeze the last drop of integrity out if Pepsi. Money is a much more powerful... — read more 

Unilever considers to sell the tea business. How will it impact the JV???

What are you guys hearing out there? I heard of some small field impacts in PBNA. I’m also hearing from the plant side that Gatorade plants will report into Chicago again rather than the divisions.

Yea, changes are coming. The same old crew are walking around this morning talking about new project roles. Career planning and assessments are such a waste of time, does anyone ever look at them? How is it that the same people mysteriously dodge the... — read more 

hearing more changes possibly announced this upcoming week

No question Pepsi has evolved into a state of complete confusion. Just judging by the questions and feed back seen here, any progressive company would see that HR has failed the company. Employees are dazed, confused and fearing their future. This... — read more 

no packages .... 30 day performance plans. Don't make plan and you are terminated. Wonder if you get a severance package? unemployment insurance?

Odds the field will be reduced to fewer regions again this year?

Everyone slated for the special project will be released when its completed.

Do you know there is a plan to grow headcount, how many employees currently work here? How about the HQ at Purchase?

If a company tried to pay workers such low wages in our country, they would be shut down, boycotted, and sued. How does it become okay to employ people in other countries to do these same jobs for pennies on the dollar? I just don't get how countries... — read more 

Frito Quaker Beverages Excluding chilled........ anyone still chilled as of today will gone by April. Most Gatorade people to hit the showers too

so it appears that feb 13th is earnings because there will be a town hall about last quarter's results. Will there be also announcement of voluntary buyouts and more head cuts? they still have over 1.6 billion dollars allocated for restructuring... — read more 

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to Take care of your employees and they will take care of your business Loyal employees are assets - not liabilities

After long discussion about the lack of work being done this week. I declare 2020 the year where nobody is allowed to take week 52 off and all of you minions must give the man 80 hours during this pivotal year end week. Anyone disagree? 😂 — read more 

I have been having meetings with multiple functions across the broader organization and overseas over the last few months. As time has passed the recurring question I ask myself is “does anyone have passion left for this company?” All signs... — read more 

As is common in many American companies, Freddie Mac is offering employees who meet certain age and tenure requirements a voluntary opportunity to retire early. As we prepare for our next chapter, we anticipate this will help realign our workforce to... — read more 

Leaving it almost impossible to relax and enjoy the holidays. Come on, announce it already!

You can add Diabetics to Pepsico'sh– List. Got a letter from Express Scripts stating that effective January 1, 2020, Pepsico is ending the great benefit diabetics have had for years, sending CoPays through the roof. Diabetics will go from zero... — read more 

From an employee: "They give terrible raises for long term employees." The challenge are watching people who are new to the company or fresh out of college pass up long term employees who have bleed for this company and have forgotten more than... — read more 

Why would anybody still want to work here unless they really have no other option? Is there anybody who has actually managed to get a promotion in the last several years who is not related or good friends with somebody in the management? It's... — read more 

I'd accept it in a heartbeat.

I don't understand why there are no age discrimination suits against Pepsi (at least not enough to make noise). This is a serious, no-sarcasm question. Why not? It's more than apparent that the company is catering millennials while kicking the... — read more 

For months all this site has posted was fear mongering about mass cuts. Well here we are at year end and it appears IT is still intact and the business has avoided the knife. So what happened ?????