Is WestRock a good company to work for?

WestRock has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,237 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at WestRock to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WestRock have been left by employees working as Intern , Financial Analyst and Human Resources Manager .

Does WestRock pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WestRock employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WestRock. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WestRock?

61% of WestRock employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WestRock 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WestRock?

Machine Operator (142) , Estagiário (41) , Maintenance Technician (36) , Customer Service Representative (30) , Intern (28) , Manager (28) , Project Manager (25) , Forklift Operator (19) , Production (19) , Engineer (17) , Operator (17) , Process Engineer (17) , Analyst (15) , Financial Analyst (15) , Production Supervisor (15)

What are the pros of working at WestRock according to real employee reviews?

"Good to us and good pay" ((in 320 reviews)); "good benefit good bad good" ((in 204 reviews)); "Awesome people and great experiences for an intern!" ((in 186 reviews)); "Good salary and lots of overtime." ((in 54 reviews)); "money was good and hours" ((in 51 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WestRock according to real employee reviews?

"No work / life balance" ((in 91 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of weekends" ((in 51 reviews)); "Some not all bad managers" ((in 38 reviews)); "Work environment was poor and upper management was out of touch with what the plant needed" ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor communication too often." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about WestRock layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about WestRock layoffs and their outlook for job security at WestRock in 2026.

What are the top reviewed WestRock locations?

Atlanta , Richmond , Norcross , Winston-Salem , Tacoma , Hopewell , Jacksonville , Charleston , Longview , North Charleston , Florence , Duluth , Covington , West Point , Fernandina Beach , Chattanooga , Chicago , Chesterfield , Lansing , Saint Paul , New Lenox , Evadale , Cottonton , Dallas , Minneapolis , Sandy Springs , New York , Rogers , Knoxville , Fort Worth

WestRock reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,396 total reviews)

David Sewell

55% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Sep 14, 2023

Good pay horrible treatment

Corrugator operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is phenomenal if you have a lifestyle where you can work and never be home definitely come to this job

Cons

The disrespect is crazy in there .they don't believe in letting you off and you even get punished if you take off to see a doctor. You are given 10 pts. But 6 days a week is usually your schedule so you do the math .the machine will often malfunction and you will be required to do extra and some individuals with power in there expect you to run like a machine . Just be expecting to be definitely overwhelmed and DINT GET HURT ON THE JOB they will try loopholes to get rid of you legally to avoid paying workers comp.

1.0

Mar 30, 2020

Beware of Upper Management

Shift supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always have something to do

Cons

No planning when it comes to the people, always short staffed, will say one thing but do another, does not follow core principles.

2.0

Oct 8, 2019

Good workers but poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, good work life balance with a few opportunities to work from home when needed, great people to work with at my level, office building was nice, good experiences to learn the paper and packaging industry.

Cons

poor health plan (obama care light) and no sick days (just use your vacation PTO for sick days - that is just wrong). Old technology platform in IT - needs serious upgrading from a 60's system and also they have pieced together their platform with 8 or 9 different systems that don't talk to each other. Management has run amuck is what I would say. They have no accountability and make the lower rank and file pay for their mistakes. Also difficult to move around in the company to new positions so you are really on your own - always look over your shoulder and be prepared for the inevitable layoff every 2 to 3 years.

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