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

2.0
May 25, 2014
Recommend
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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.

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5.0
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Pros

Company truly cares about its values and is willing to support projects that have high value

Cons

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1.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Ability to work 100% remote.

Cons

ITAS OTC Manager has no clue how to manage, encourage development, or plan growth. He was too busy trying to keep his skills up and not actually cultivate newcomers and manage well. I felt alone and not supported by my manager. The environment is not great for newcomers to the company. The team supposedly has so much work, but was able to lay me off after returning to work from health event. Complete and utter joke. They do not honor their core values. Beware of this place.

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