Alcoa reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)
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Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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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950 reviews
2.0
Aug 3, 2015

Great People, High Stress

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the smartest, most capable people I've ever worked with. It's impossible not to learn a lot from leaders and co-workers here.

Cons

Very fast paced, high stress work environment. Hours can sometimes be long and easy to end up with a poor work-life balance.

1.0
Aug 1, 2015

Lack of Training

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Have not seen any improvements since Alcoa took over FirthRixon, Fontana Division

Cons

No Benefits, lack of communication between Management and labor force

5.0
Jul 31, 2015

Operations Manager

Recommend
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Pros

modern company, nice people, good training and high level of professionalism. It was nice to work with Alcoa.

Cons

no downsides, no claims about working for a modern company like that. Unfortunately the site in which I used to work is now closed

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