Overall a very good career, but I wouldn't want to work for them now. - Anonymous employee Georgia-Pacific Employee Review

1.0
Dec 27, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Base salaries are still competitive, but annual increases are very restricted and often not given at all. A lot of opportunities for personal growth in a large diverse company with a variety of products and processes.

Cons

Since Koch purchase of the company in 2005, performance bonuses have been significantly reduced or eliminated for all but the very top layers. A cult atmosphere prevails now - to the extent that the company attempts to define morality and enforce their version of it through a collection of rules masquerading as 'guiding principles.' It's pretty creepy.

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Cons

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Pros

Talented and hardworking electricians, operators, mechanics, and plant personnel. Interesting automation and controls work with opportunities to solve challenging technical problems. Significant autonomy at the local level when responding to production issues. Good compensation and benefits. Corporate engineering resources are knowledgeable and generally willing to help.

Cons

Expectations and priorities frequently changed without corresponding adjustments to workload. Performance feedback lacked important operational context, such as competing priorities, project reassignment, and resource constraints. Communication tended to favor frequent meetings over clear written expectations. Accommodation requests and communication support were difficult to navigate and lacked a clear process. Single-engineer staffing model creates a challenging environment for vacations, medical appointments, training, and long-term sustainability. Heavy emphasis on immediate deliverables can make long-term engineering work and root-cause analysis difficult.

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