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      Alcoa

      Engaged Employer

      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

      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

      3.4

      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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      950 reviews
      2.0
      May 25, 2014

      Once a great company, now so focussed on 'share-price' profile, they forgot that ' our people are our greatest asset',

      Building technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very talented and skillful shop-floor people keep the place running properly, and a top-of-the-range support staff of engineers, group leaders and admin complete the team. Safe work practices and good shift structures for the workers makes it a good job.

      Cons

      Poor top-level management focussed too much on increasing the company's profile by getting involved in poor performing operations just to 'boost production' - only to run them at a major loss?. Unfortunately the good operations had to pay for those bad decisions and employee morale has plummeted as a result. Austerity measures in a company that didnt need to go down that sort of path is such a shame.

      2.0
      May 12, 2014

      Way too many hours - way too few people.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fair pay, good benefits, good fellow workers.

      Cons

      No work/life balance, no idea of what it takes to advance (everything is secretive).

      5.0
      May 12, 2014

      Collaborative, Supportive, Rewarding Environment

      Marketing & communications
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great collaboration between teammates - Ample opportunity for growth - Rewarding environment based on performance - Terrific benefit package - Very diverse organization - Active volunteers in the community

      Cons

      - The company has changed a lot over the past 20 years so long term employees tend to have a more negative attitude

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