Alcoa reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)
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Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

61% 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
4.0
Feb 29, 2012

Good company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Big Company great opportunities to learn

Cons

slow to change, works like a government

3.0
Dec 1, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Learn about the commodities industry. This company is in the aluminum industry but you will learn how in general commodities work including oil, metals, foods and other commodities. You can also learn about the 'old school' way a company is ran. They try to do a good job, but still ran in an old fashion way.

Cons

Very heirarchial company, hard to move up based on skill rather on time put in. If you expect to move up the ladder based on your skills, don't expect it. You need to put your time in and they make it very hard to get hired externally as it is a highly desireable company.

4.0
Apr 12, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

People are friendly Many global experiences available

Cons

Corporate offices are in Pittsburgh only Plant locations in many smaller towns

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