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      PCA

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      PCA reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (717 total reviews)
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      Mark W. Kowlzan

      62% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Senior management

      PCA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 717 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PCA 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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      717 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 2, 2015

      Lots of Improvement

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The HQ is centrally located in Lake Forest, IL.

      Cons

      Poor management, product is substandard, Employee relationship extremely poor, Knowledge base is poor. Company is based upon hiring friends in key positions, not upon knowledge or ability. Company may have higher pay, because they have no pension plans. Company uses loud vulgar language to entice employees to perform. Boys club, men only.

      2.0
      Jun 25, 2015

      Top management focuses only on operations

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Since the acquisition of Boise Inc., PCA is able to compete more effectively in the consumer packaging industry due to increase in revenues and expanded geographical coverage within the U.S.

      Cons

      PCA has a decentralized business model and historically outsourced most corporate functions. In fact, PCA does not value corporate cost center functions like Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, and IT. They starve these departments of financial resources, make those employees work with outdated technology, and expect those employees to work crazy hours for extended periods of time when problems occur. After a series of acquisitions over the past 5-10 years, because PCA has not upgraded its financial software, it has not been able to integrate the acquired companies into PCA's financial systems to efficiently consolidate financial results on a monthly basis. Their corporate financial systems are held together by figurative duct tape. Not a place to advance your career.

      1.0
      Jan 20, 2026

      Complacent

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent pay and great benefits.

      Cons

      Inexperienced and complacent management. No interest in improvement or cost savings. Losing money, no one seems to care…

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