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Pactiv Evergreen

Acquired by Novolex

Engaged Employer

Frustrating - Sales/Mktg Pactiv Evergreen Employee Review

3.0
Jan 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Competitive pay - Very nice home office facility (cafe', offices, workout, etc.) - For the most part, nice people working alongside you on the lines. - Club Med for most departments outside of Engineering/Sales/ Marketing. Manageable hours. - Top player in their space (also a Con - see below - just bought!). Top brand "Hefty" on Consumer too. - Beefy Logistics and Customer Service Depts. Make it, move it, etc.

Cons

- Get you in with the 'bait' (money), but very hard to move anywhere even laterally - Old boy regime dating back to the 80's. Cronies protected. One or two guys tapped on shoulder for promotions. - Just acquired in Nov 2010 by a foreign private equity. MASS layoffs have just occurred with more to come likely. Creating a very hectic work environment with the new owners' hard line focus on profit. I'm sure some areas are less affected, but the last few months were nightmarish, and provided a pretty good '8 ball' of the new focus in 2011.

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5.0
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Pros

Honest work and friendly people. Good pay and benefits.

Cons

Long hours and harsh schedule on the body.

1.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

Direct management (Team Lead and Supervisor) are welcoming and extremely helpful with new hires.

Cons

Plant Manager likes to scream at people for fun I guess? He came through with my tl and supervisor and screamed at them in front of all of us last week.

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