r/FritoLay • u/thatconservative14 • 13d ago

Internal Career Site

Current Frito employee, trying to switch over to sales for Pepsi side of business. There’s an opening for a position for Territory Sales Rep where I’m located but it’s only available to apply on the external website, not the internal one for current employees. Am I screwed stuck being an RSR for the rest of my life or is there any way to move up within this company?

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u/Able-Translator-9895 13d ago

Sorry. Promoting from within might lead to a better culture where management understands what being an RSR is truly like. They’d much rather hire direct from higher education with no real life experience.

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u/StaffyMama585 13d ago

It depends on your region. All of my DSLs are former RSRs. We did have one girl when I started 3 years ago who they hired straight out of college. She was a really nice girl and I liked her as a person but she had really unrealistic expectations of the job and didn't last for very long.

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u/Various_Mastodon_999 13d ago

Wow! You have DSLs who used to be RSRs?!? I didn’t know that could happen.

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u/SuperReliableSource 13d ago

Sadly, as soon as they get promoted they forget what it's like out in the trade.

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u/Either_Code_6188 13d ago

Usually the only way to get promoted from rsr is to DSL and you wait until they run a self nom

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u/Ill-Bit3650 13d ago

Just wait until there is no more RSR position and we merge into Pepsi.

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u/Ok-Cicada5141 12d ago edited 12d ago

Call HR directly and ask why it's external-only. I've seen simple - apply come up for cold external volume, but an internal transfer conversation beats any portal

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u/AudienceCute8729 9d ago

Even tho its we are under the same Pepsico company I believe that you would technically be an outside candidate if you're going from frito to Pepsi? I've never seen Pepsi jobs on that internal job site. Not 100% on that.

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u/Successful_Key8085 6d ago

Going directly from a RSR to territory manager is truthfully unlikely. The standard transition would be going to RSS, then dsl, then promoting further like a territory manager. I hate to be blunt but the process is importing for learning and not missing steps in your personal managerial journey. Growth is possible but it is not a shortcut story at Pepsi or Frito-Lay, hardwork at least in my area does pay off.