Georgia-Pacific reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(3,051 total reviews)
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David Duncan

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Georgia-Pacific has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,051 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Georgia-Pacific employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Mar 6, 2014

Good Entry Level Jobs

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Pros

Privately held company with a large parent organization.

Cons

Low compensation relative to other in the industry.

3.0
Mar 5, 2014
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Pros

I worked for the publically traded GP several years before we were bought out. I was treated very well and enjoyed working for the company. Pay and benefits were OK once the Koch's took over in 2005. It was just a job.

Cons

Lack of annual cost of living increases, incentive compensation was lowered, raises were tough to get, too many compliance rules. Not a great place to work after the Koch's took control.

1.0
Feb 26, 2014

PHONEY and OVERRATED

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Pros

You'll be lured to GP with a great starting salary, subsidized transportation, a downtown location, and the promise of MBM (respect, value creation, challenge process....). Will look good on your resume.

Cons

Your expectations will be dashed. No annual cost-of living raise, and most promotions don't include a raise. Horrifying micromanagement that will suck the joy out of your job and the life right out of you. The MBM guidelines, if actually implemented, would be awesome. But, GP management only talks about MBM it doesn't actually walk it. Management wants you to think GP isn't like other huge corporations, that they hold themselves to a higher standard called MBM guiding principles. However, once you get here, you find out its just as bad or worse than other companies, GP just hides it better at first. If you do challenge an idea in a meeting, be prepared to have it show up on your review. Respect and integrity, though part of MBM principles, is phoney and counterfeit.

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