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Bridgestone Americas

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Bridgestone Americas reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,911 total reviews)
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Scott Damon

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Bridgestone Americas has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,911 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bridgestone Americas 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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2K reviews
1.0
Jan 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of entry level opportunities, since management is always looking for a cheaper way to replace more experienced and more expensive tenured employees. They love and are enamored with resumes and interviews that claim responsibility for improvable achievements at other places over the demonstrable achievements of existing employees, so if you're one of those people that can sell themselves as walking on water, but know you have no idea what to do once you get there, you'll find lots of juicy opportunities to exploit at this place. Don't worry, the interviewers seldom understand what you're talking about anyway (The CEO was a career lawyer, the CIO a career accountant, and so-on). Just claim full responsibility for things your subordinates actually did at former employers (even if they happened before you became their boss), and by the time they figure out you're clueless you'll be moving on to your next opportunity, or your boss will be replaced and no one will know why you were hired to begin with.

Cons

This company makes and sells commodity products (mainly tires), and that said, there are DAMN few exciting innovations that generate significant new revenue any more. In fact, this company has never been able to surpass Goodyear or Michelin in market position in the US, and it looks like they never will. This makes the company aggressively look for margin on the cost side of the equation. This has made the company erode into a cheap, and I mean DIRT CHEAP company. EVERYTHING is cost-driven, from the software they buy down to the flimsy chairs and crappy tiny cubicles they cram you into, and not to mention the eroding salaries and benefits. The company regularly brings in consultants to create fancy new ways of eliminating those with tenure and benefits and replacing them with cheaper fresh college grads or off-shore replacement workers. Although company meetings stress participation and communication, your suggestions will NEVER result in anything more than lip service, and such meetings are far more geared toward the C-level executives using your feedback to learn ways to better manipulate you. Be prepared to move on shortly after settling in for this reason. The company also loves to play the "we are relocating" game every 3-5 years in order to get tax breaks for their residency (and are completely willing to move and refresh the entire staff if necessary every time they threaten it), so combined with the hiring/firing philosophy this is a place you'll need to look over your shoulder every month to see if you'll have a job next pay period regardless of your performance.

2.0
May 20, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Some managers care but have no power to take care of their employees - Good ERGs - Nice HQ office but don’t be surprised if no one is ever there

Cons

- Highly restricted base pay increases once you’re full time (if you’re lucky and fight for yourself you’ll maybe get a 10% base increase once every 2 years and you have to battle HR for it) - Horrible retention for a reason, they won’t pay you what you’re worth after you’re in - Mobility solutions is where they send projects and teams to expire - avoid this department at all costs if you want job security - Not much honesty from upper management - Have been through 3 re-orgs in the past year and witnessed them fire 100+ people in the first quarter on just one team - Once you properly resign they will ensure you don’t get paid on bonus even if you worked every day of the past quarter or half - Stuck in the past, whether it’s their systems or communication methods (teams have no idea what’s going on outside of their bubbles or just the broad business vision)

2.0
Mar 4, 2020

Terrible Place

Recommend
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Pros

The only good thing about the Wilson plant is the pay.

Cons

I could write a book. Many people complain about the rotating hours but you accept that when you are hired. The forced overtime is almost cruel at times. Management is an absolute joke. Nothing but a bunch of "yes men" who don't give two cents about those that work under them. They spend all of their times staring at numbers or attending meetings and are out of touch with what goes on out on the production floor. Management also will twist and manipulate policy to suite their needs. You work under a constant state of threat. Any little thing and you are threatened with a write up or worse. It's all about the numbers there, yet the equipment is sub par, not maintained, and archaic. Claim they care about their employees but nothing could be farther from the truth. No matter hard hard you work or how much you do its never enough. The most negative work experience I've ever had. Misery isn't strong enough to describe my time there.

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