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Carpenter Technology

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Carpenter Technology reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(397 total reviews)
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Tony Thene

54% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Carpenter Technology has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Carpenter Technology 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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397 reviews
1.0
Feb 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work remotely due to Covid

Cons

- Management sets goals/deadlines based on what they want, but makes no effort to account for feasibility, resources, or employee feedback. - For the typical "Monday to Friday" corporate job, you're expected to work a full day (including meetings) almost every Saturday, and 60-70+ hour weeks are not unusual. - Zero training for employees when put on a task they know nothing about. They "throw you in the deep end" and you're on your own figuring out how to swim. - Insistence on unattainable deadlines leads to dangerous practices. People in the mill were watching training presentations on their computers when they were supposed to be monitoring heavy machinery. A system was put online before it was ready which I fear may lead to inaccurate materials being shipped. Hopefully none of them are critical to life. - Almost everyone in my department feels like we're either on the wrong track or woefully unprepared, but no one speaks up because they know it will fall on deaf ears. - Managers are just "yes men" to the senior management, and never care about the well-being of their employees. - Many long-time employees have recently had enough and left, making the situation worse for those left behind without their experience and knowledge. NOTE: Does anybody else think the recent 5-star reviews with the bare minimum amount of text seem a bit fishy?

1.0
Feb 18, 2021

Terrible management and backstabbing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is decent but you pay the price for it.

Cons

Management is self-absorbed and plays favorites. Doesn't allow for growth or promotion unless you're a "favorite". The Chief HR is a bully!! This person has the CEO blinded. She is a terrible person with no HR skills. Management should have taken a cut in their enormous salaries to save jobs.

5.0
Feb 15, 2021

Good company!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

safety culture, care for people

Cons

no cons I can think of

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