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      PPG

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      PPG reviews

      3.5

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (2,642 total reviews)
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      Timothy M. Knavish

      75% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      PPG has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,642 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PPG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 17, 2009

      Slow moving stable company that needs to react otherwise they will become extinct

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Benefits and the often hire from within. However they often hire outside MBA's that have no ture customer experience.

      Cons

      Poor upper management skills. Very political and often being the political person would advance your career more so than abilities. Very slow moving and don't react fast. Current top managementis out of place with customer perspective.

      4.0
      Aug 6, 2008

      Great company with great opportunity.

      Financial leadership development trainee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company does more than enough to present you with opportunities to move vertically or horizontally within the company. Great company with solid management.

      Cons

      Very old company that can sometimes be resistant to change and inflexible. New breed of young workers coming in now should change that.

      4.0
      Jun 30, 2008

      conventional manufacturing company

      Chemist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's really nice money for such an easy job. This is one of the few companies that still provide pension benefits. Once you are established, employment here is very stable, unless you really mess up. There are some nice opportunities for training and development via classes or meetings. There are some nice opportunities to travel and experience another culture. You can choose your environment. PPG is such a big company that several different types of work environments are available, from union shop to a more free-wheeling startup, from large factories to smaller sites, from the research environment to fast-paced but low-tech manufacturing. You should be able to find a home somewhere.

      Cons

      It's old manufacturing. The company is struggling with unfavorable economic conditions, international competition, outsourcing, cronyism. There is a constant need to do more with less and a constant pressure to reduce headcount. I don't know how many people actually retire from PPG. I think most separate at mid-career. The work tends to become routine, and it is hard to break out of a role or professional level. A few people are identified as high potential and if you are not one of them, you really just have more of a job and not so much of a career. You have a year or two to create that perception and if you don't do it then, it seem you are pigeonholed.

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