CalPortland reviews

3.7

74% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)
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Allen Hamblen

82% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

CalPortland has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CalPortland 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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159 reviews
2.0
Jul 10, 2016

You need to be with the "in" crowd

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Pros

You can learn as much as the management allows you to learn. Flexible work-time schedule. Company will pay you to stay and does not believe firing people even with probable cause. Lots of people with job securities.

Cons

Business units are like silos. Right hand does not talk or work with the left hand (too much in-flightings). Company does not train employees properly. You are at the mercy of the people you work closely. Management requires absolute loyalty from employees, not with the company, but with the direct reports. To advance, you needed to be hired by "the inner circle" of the particular set of the people who are running the regions or the HQ. Too many people with job securities.

3.0
Jan 29, 2016

Neutral

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Stable company. Very conservative fiscally so they make it through the down turns well. Decent benefits with medical and 401k.

Cons

Bonus program is not what they advertise. Management is lacking in employee development skills and singles out select employees while claiming to be fair.

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