Thread regarding PepsiCo Inc. (Pepsi) layoffs

Pepsi Largest Mishap in some time.....

Pepsi has struck again! It seems that Frito managed the change with the job titles in the proper manner. Meetings and communication were had. But, then there is Pepsi who just dropped the bo-b and everyone woke up on Monday morning to a new job title. There was no communication, no discussions and no email communication.

As a Director, I reached out to HR since every single member of my team had a different job title, including myself. I was told that they were unaware and would look into it. Here we are 48 hours later....and still crickets. How is this possible? This organization is crumbling and we deserve better. You heard of "quiet quitting"....well, you just signed us all up to start doing "less" again!

Now, that the cat is out of the bag, just go ahead and announce the reorg, restructure, merger & sale of some of the territories. Offer VRP to these VP's, Senior Directors and the folks who didn't take the VRP last time. We are all here just waiting for the offer. I for one will gladly take it this time.

Now, we wait and see how many days it takes Pepsi HR & the Division President's to show up with communication and speaking points for us to take back to our teams.

Plain and simple...DO BETTER!


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Post ID: @OP+1k5wm14fm

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@1gf "look into it" "we'll get back with" "let us discuss and get back to you" "I'm OOO tomorrow and will get back to you after" "Hmmm let me check and get back to you"

All the same..."Get of the phone. I'm not going to get back to you."

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Post ID: @1n2+1k5wm14fm

HR is a joke - they always say they’ll “look into it” - yet months pass with no response. The entire team needs to be revamped.

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Post ID: @1gf+1k5wm14fm

HR doesn't get out of their lazboy in their snuggle safe room unless there's some good reason. Across board title changes = re org by Christmas. Basically prep for WARN notices ongoing

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Post ID: @1e4+1k5wm14fm

@e9 Athina is so clueless, I really can't understand how she got the gig. IT is a basket case.

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Post ID: @1cr+1k5wm14fm

@OP Plano didn’t know either. Total surprise. And most of ours are wrong! We have to ask HR to fix them. What’s the point? Needless project and a waste of money.

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Post ID: @1a6+1k5wm14fm

@125 Yeah....not going to happen. He knows his time is short and is going to get everything he can out of PepsiCo.

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Post ID: @12m+1k5wm14fm

Well, maybe, just maybe, our CEO will have the heart to do this: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19pwHkSrgj/

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Post ID: @125+1k5wm14fm

If leadership truly wants to make the inaugural Smiles Week the best ever, send out the VRP emails on Monday.

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Post ID: @yx+1k5wm14fm

There’s no new news coming the week. Can’t roll with reorganization, and layoffs during smiles week. Not much smiling going on

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Post ID: @yc+1k5wm14fm

@ca that happens to most of folks who raise Speak-up! Pepsico culture! If you date to point out to wrong doings and some fishy business under the table you will be sacked!

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Post ID: @mk+1k5wm14fm

@jt the whole company became a scam, run by leadership that has no other vision than to outsource American jobs to low cost low quality India. If the core leadership is not replaced by 2026, we will all see Pepsico spiraling downhill even quicker! I may not agree with a lot of madness coming from Trump administration, however for taxing outsourcing to India and Indian contractors - they have my full support. We cannot hope for sensibility with current Pepsico leadership, so lets see how they adapt to government approach

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Post ID: @mj+1k5wm14fm

HR is a complete joke. They only exist to protect the company. Mostly do nothing when you reach out.

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Post ID: @jt+1k5wm14fm

@gt From the NA Townhall, where the new NA President admitted leadership made significant strategic mistakes, but wanted everyone in the company to help correct the errors. She used the term 'everyone being a buffalo and running into a storm fearlessly' to help PepsiCo right the wrongs.

This should help with the understanding. https://www.tiktok.com/@danvmartell/video/7506688439572598022

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Post ID: @hf+1k5wm14fm

Communication is bad in general. I’m over it. All of your hard work will get you a 1 or 2% raise at most.

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Post ID: @gv+1k5wm14fm

off topic - where did the buffalo thing come from?

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Post ID: @gt+1k5wm14fm

@gd Agree. The buffalo are about to be turned into sausage.

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Post ID: @gp+1k5wm14fm

Whoever told you Frito communicated it you were misinformed unless the ivory tower in Plano let their people know those of us on the frontline were never told anything! We all woke up to a mysterious title change too but it makes it easier to reduce headcount in certain categories if the categories are condensed! May the odds be ever in your favor at the PepsiCo hunger games!

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Post ID: @gd+1k5wm14fm

@e0 Source - Athina's BOD trip to India.

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Post ID: @e9+1k5wm14fm

@d9 That's the pain reliever they give you before you're put out of your misery.

HR....Everything will be just fine....you little buffalo.

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Post ID: @e8+1k5wm14fm

@df what’s the source on that?

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Post ID: @e0+1k5wm14fm

100% agree❗️everything is done for a reason.

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Post ID: @dx+1k5wm14fm

Word on the street is 3,000 buffalos are headed to sla-ghter in the very near future. Is this the start of that process?

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Post ID: @df+1k5wm14fm

I was told today this wasn’t a big deal and the titles being refreshed was overdue from the spring reorg. Not sure it should cause panic…

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Post ID: @d9+1k5wm14fm

@c8 Speak Up goes directly to the Legal Department. Happened to me and I was rewarded with being forced to find another role or to resign.

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Post ID: @ca+1k5wm14fm

Of course, HR would respond with "I didn't know." How easy was that to get you off their back? Of course, they knew. Get ready to lose your whole team to offshoring.

You get no heads-up anymore because that's how Athina and Consulting Companies (errr Accenture) work. You have no defense against this maneuver.

BTW - Speak Up Line is probably disconnected for now. That was a wasted activity.

Be the Buffalo....

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Post ID: @c8+1k5wm14fm

@ad - I did not see the email communication 🤔

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Post ID: @bc+1k5wm14fm

Call the speak up line and voice your opinion fearlessly now that it has hit the director level

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Post ID: @aa+1k5wm14fm

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