Sonoco (SC) reviews

Supervisors need to be "leaders" instead of "bosses", spend less time on petty write ups and more time being part of a team. Techs expected to take after hours calls to troubleshoot faults over the phone (without pay) but will be disciplined and docked pay for being thirty seconds late in the morning. Techs are expected to be "experts" in multiple crafts but pay level doesn't reflect this. Company claims to be "family friendly" but expects overtime with little or no notice. Time off for medical reasons or family emergencies is frowned upon.

CEO Tiede loves to appear "folksey", but you are a number... make ZERO mistake about it. Senior guys have been there a long time. VERY conscious of the public image. When they clean house every few years, they do it QUIETLY. Captive audience in Hartsville and the surrounding areas. Personally sat in meetings where the turnover after 3 year's skyrockets because people from outside SC have trouble dealing with living there. High pay and the low cost of living traps people. They LOVE recent grads because they are cheap. No kids or families to cover.Their pension plan and being self insured is huge burden for them. The Clemson thing is a recruiting tool. If you think it's because they are committed to education,. Bless your heart 💓.. it's cute how they talk about promotion from within.. people stay there because they are trapped. 30 year olds making 6 figures is laughable, but people would have to take a massive pay cut to leave. But the budget gets blown up every 5 years and they silently fire the middle managers so the massive bonuses at the top can continue.. it's a Good old boys club. Buy your house in Hartsville, join the country club, and sing the company song..