This is news that is a couple of days old, but I didn’t see anyone posting this here, so here’s the link with the news about the appointment of these two company officials. Also, I was hoping to get some thoughts and opinions about this here... — read more 

I left Pepsico after last years bonus. I was a unit manager that always performed near or at the top. I was under paid compared to my peers by 30k per year. I Left the organization and got a 100% pay increase for less responsibility and more perks... — read more 

Best career move that I was ever forced into. When my boss laid me off he said, “In less than a year you will be much better off and happier.” He was right. I was recruited by a better company, paid $50k more, and am not blocked by career execs. I... — read more 

QTG warehousing is the first to come to mind? How’s it possible these guys can last so long????

Any news on layoffs? When, where, which levels, which functions, how many?

This was an interesting article that raises the question of the business direction that the new company CEO is going to take. Will we see just an extension of practices an policies that were implemented by IN, or will we witness some changes in the... — read more 

They know who calls the speak up line. If you are considered a person who could potentially cause problems, you will be gone. Best advice: do not think for yourself in a corporate setting.

Seems like we waste a lot of time worrying about a lay-off. You leave Friday feeling good and go to bed Sunday feeling like everything is going to end Monday morning. If not for my pension I’d leave tomorrow. Anyone planning for a career at PepsiCo... — read more 

Does PepsiCo offer any other post-layoff services to its (former) employees? Maybe job counseling, retraining, or something like that? Or is that way too much to ask for from them?

The company culture is one that will retaliate if you speak up. A woman at Gatorade spoke up about marketing expenses being recorded inaccurately on purpose to hide excessive t&e and gift giving (direct code of conduct violations). HR “investigated”... — read more 

Anyone know if this is true? Hearing a lot of this .

Do we know anything more about coming layoffs?

Yes, major layoffs are coming to Plano very soon. I heard that R&D and IT will be wiped out.

Just confimed our Market is gone, being rolled in to another Market. Some Salary employees will be receiving packages. Announcements coming Friday or Monday. Do you happen to know if the people who are being laid off have already been notified or are... — read more 

Heard this today....since last year was Project Phoenix when the layoffs went on. Guess Odyssey will be the new CEO’s start to cleaning house again. Hopefully it will not impact many, besides the managers that don’t do squat, we run so lean now it is... — read more 

Did anybody see the letter sent to PBC employees today? What does he mean by market restructuring? Less markets?

“At the end of the day,” he said, “you can’t bury the truth, because let’s be honest: No one on the planet believes that soda is groceries.”... — read more 

PepsiCo’s North American Nutrition Greenhouse is going forward, as the company announced that it is giving grant funding to 10 startup companies to participate in the 6-month business optimization programme. Ultimately, one of this companies will be... — read more 

I can understand putting shareholders above your employees, that's pretty much the new normal in today's running of business everywhere, but PepsiCo has gone a step further and is now putting shareholders above customers and customer service. How do... — read more 

Hearing that FLNA going to 8 regions in 2019

Any truth that top brass is being laid off? Declining sales and stale ideas. It’s been the same top people for years making the same mistakes like no investment in infrastructure (unless you count expanding a building they don’t know that is still... — read more 

Finally it is started! Resignations in Dubai started, domino effect coming soon. Half the Dubai PEP associates are in Finance. Get ready Finance. Sr. Directors+ doing only presos and politics get ready as well. Org has to become efficient there is no... — read more 

PepsiCo....what happened to you?!?!? You used to be an awesome company that focused on hiring and retaining top talent that had good and consistent products. Now you are an sleazy company run by mo--ns that fired all it's good people. Beverages:... — read more 

Too many jobs out there to stay with one that makes you sick or miserable. I think we are all feeling the imbalance these days. PepsiCo had better wake up soon or they may find themselves irrelevant. They need to make more investments for the future... — read more 

Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to Pepsi Layoffs in 2019?

Does anyone on this board agree that the pressure of working at PEP has become overwhelming in the last year? I’ve worked at PEP for almost 4 years as a sales representative, and don’t get me wrong, working in sales has always been tough, but in the... — read more 

I’m maybe a little of topic but wanted to post this article because I think that these green initiatives are something that needed to be done. Aside from the effort to be a more environment- friendly company, we also see that all of our competitors... — read more 

Lays offs across AMENA were confirmed by Mike Spanos on the last Townhall. Dec - Feb is the "implementation" date. What will be interesting is to see how the functions will change... And specifically, who in the functions will stay and who will be... — read more 

There is a clear buzz about impending downsizing coming up in December here. Any news from other parts of the world?

Is Speak-Up effective?

https://www.propublica.org/article/amid-accusations-of-age-bias-ibm-winds-down-a-push-for-millennial-workers

According to media, buying SodaStream was a bold move. Tend to disagree with that, more likely it was a move made out of fear of the predicted decline of the soft drinks market, so nothing bold or wise about that. I also don’t see sparkling water... — read more 

PepsiCo has always fired people AKA Layoffs. In the 25 years I was there it was great company because of the people not the management. I experienced 22 large layoffs in my 25 years. Always laying off people after 20 to 25 years except upper... — read more 

The website can provide Pepsi with your IP address. And remove posts they don't want that have accurate information. The bait you to reply and add posts to get the gossip and rumors that are going on around the office to properly handle internally... — read more 

Ramon was at Parkwood yesterday. You think he was there to determine the huge layoffs come November?

All, I have extremely reliable sources that claim the new CEO’s agenda has selling the chilled business and consolidating our portofio. I hear Q4 2018 or Q1 2019 for time frame. CDSD was first to go.

Seems like certain threads just disappear from time to time

Is it by seniority or the amount of money you make?