Sonoco (SC) reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(981 total reviews)
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R. Howard Coker

88% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Sonoco (SC) has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 981 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonoco (SC) 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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2.0
Feb 10, 2013

You can do well - for a while.

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Pros

Good opportunity early in your career - gives you the opportunity to build your resume which you will need when you finally realize there is a better world outside.

Cons

Culture is bizarre at times - senior management says the right things- then behave exactly the opposite of what they say. God help you if you are a manager of an operation and someone gets hurt - it's as if you held the employees hand and told him to injure himself... The witch hunts are frustrating and I've seen several very good managers fired over the years for purely political reasons - people who were excellent at their jobs, but HR people didn't like them because they voiced their opinions too openly.

4.0
Feb 8, 2013

Hard working people that feel like family

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Even thought the company is large, team work and collaboration are the norm. people genuinely care about each other and the company takes good care of its own.

Cons

I hadn't worked for a company the size of Sonoco before. Sometimes the bureaucratic methods are hard to work through.

3.0
Jan 17, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

"Small town" feel as you have opportunities to get to know peers across company. Current senior leadership has an interest in the well being of employees. Opportunity to quickly get responsibilities and grow.

Cons

Company has a history of downsizing and layoffs. The soon-to-be CEO (when current one retires) is only bottom line focused with not much regard for employees. Quality in some divisions is ignored with plant managers cutting corners. Matrix structure can be very frustrating when trying to satisfy 2 managers with competing objectives. Not a lot of opportunity to advance as company had all but stopped allowing transfers to other locations. Ok opportunities for hourly/craft personnel.

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