Could have been a great place to work but it wasn't. - Engineer Alcoa Employee Review

3.0
Sep 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits at Alcoa were great. I had 401k and great medical insurance. I also received a sign on bonus.

Cons

Management was a terror to deal with. They were all very long time employees and not interested in any employee satisfaction. Training was almost mom existent. Human resources was a disaster. It was so confidential that I was pulled into a meeting the next day.

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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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