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      Alcoa

      Engaged Employer

      Alcoa reviews

      3.8

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (950 total reviews)
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      Bill Oplinger

      74% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Senior management

      Alcoa has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 950 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcoa 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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      Reviews by job title

      950 reviews
      2.0
      Sep 5, 2016

      Engineer

      Product engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible core hours, great coworkers, balance of office and floor work can be good, gain experience using very broad range of skills, exciting industry

      Cons

      Toxic work environment, micromanagement, growing workload with little commitment to adding resources, end of month shipping strategy creates roller coaster effect, very small bonuses, raises are rare, vacation policy, little room for career advancement

      3.0
      Sep 2, 2016

      Maint supervisor/ planner/ scheduler

      Maintenance supervisor/planner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked 33 1/2 years at Point Comfort. Benefits was good. I retired with the expectation Alcoa would furnish Insurance. which they did until Jan 2016 !

      Cons

      Alcoa stopped funding my medicare supplement on Jan 2016. I now spend $3000 + per year for my supplement.

      2.0
      Jul 13, 2016

      Not for Overachievers

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Once hired, it can be difficult to get fired for cause.

      Cons

      While the C-suite enjoys an ever increasing suite of luxurious perks, they are consistently reducing benefits, withholding raises and cutting back for the regular employees who actually make the company run. It's a familiar story. Given the abysmal pay and horrible working conditions for educated professionals (no offices or cubicles, just giant desks shared with a dozen co-workers), it's not for talented go-getters who want to get ahead. This just isn't the place for talent. HOWEVER, if you want to coast, do a mediocre job and get by - then I think this could be a good fit.

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