Bridgestone Americas reviews

Review process is horrible, Managers are Rude Intrusive Unprofessional and play favorites they walk right by you and won't say hello and will do what it takes to alienate you if you don't follow their beliefs, you will be targeted and they will lie and overblow any issue to mark a review as negative. Human recourses will stand back and turn a blind eye to all this. The top six ( CEO on Down) are always creating new titles to announce themselves as promoted, The other Negative reviews I have read speak volumes about this Company they get you in the door with smiles and thoughts of a great long term future, then after 2-4 years they start to treat you badly knowing that more then likely you are not going to leave and start your career over. Company has many issues and sweep of current Management and leaders needs to happen! They push for a Premier Place to work but that will never happen with the leadership they have now!!! They send out (anonymous?) surveys asking for ratings on how good it is to work here, Employees are not going to be honest for fear of their job. Even though the walls are caving in around them Human Recourses can say well our survey shows we are doing a great job keeping employees happy.

Politics, back biting and the good ole boys network is alive and well at Bridgestone. Having worked at several different places this is one of the most clueless organizations from a strategic perspective. However they are brilliant at the art of political survival. Above a certain level more time is spent on trying to get your next job than getting your current job done right. Lots of talk about "best places to work" but the HR functions really are more about protecting the company from the employees than being an employee advocate. They pay just enough to keep you there but still below market. The bonus package is nice but you can tell it is not going to last. One other warning is good luck to any company we acquire. Bridgestone has a special talent for buying companies it can't beat and then completely ruining them until only the name exists...Firestone, Dayton, Bandag...Rather than leverage what made them successful we tend to make sure they sink to our level of mediocrity.