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3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,396 total reviews)
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David Sewell

55% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

WestRock has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WestRock 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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2K reviews
1.0
Aug 18, 2017

Brutal

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can say you're employed thats it... need 20 word minimum blah blah blah blah blah bluh bluh blah blah.

Cons

Forced overtime, non union, work 6 days a week, no work life balance, boss told me he fired somebody once because he felt like it. High turnover should tell you all you need to know.

1.0
May 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's paying the bills right now.

Cons

No respect for the hourly employees at all. Supervision will lie to you in a heartbeat, fire you in a heartbeat ( if you are a white male ), and promote their pets . They are covering up accidents at an alarming rate to keep there safety rating low. Turn over with employees is worse than I've ever witnessed in the 30 years here. The employees they hire don't want to work, are not used to working in the environment, and management doesn't seem to care. Crazy !!

1.0
Mar 2, 2017

Supply Chain- DO NOT WORK HERE

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free food sometimes, nice people, free parking.

Cons

The cons outweigh the pros, no contest. Upper management likes to micromanage the most insignificant issues, yet when we really need them to address critical problems- they're nowhere to be found; they leave you to fend for yourself despite the complete LACK of control that you're given of the situations. Not to mention, there is a lot of "finger pointing". Large communication gaps amongst departments, and misaligning goals. Awful culture, not going to change anytime soon. Behind the times by light years. You're not given a voice on decisions that will directly impact your daily job, management is aware of that, yet they are doing nothing but dangling empty promises to your face. They give false hope to keep naive people, those who know better see right through it. Lastly, antiquated systems. If you want to be a top contributor in the supply chain world, you cannot cut corners. Learn to invest in world class softwares like other companies. Outdated systems make the job needlessly complex for employees who have to use it everyday. Actually, the whole department specializes in unnecessarily complicated procedures, efficiency is not their forte. Companies with strong supply chains do not NEED have to multiple systems just to keep up with demand.

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