Company going in the wrong direction - Anonymous employee Ball Corporation Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pays a reasonable working wage

Cons

The "corporate culture" has changed and not for the better. Ball used to genuinely care about its employees. Now it only seems concerned with keeping investors happy. Almost all, if not all, union plants have closed, while large amounts of money funneled into operations/startups in foreign countries. Mandatory overtime, frequent use of temp employees with no experience, then management complaining when production numbers are down. Disturbing pattern of finding nit-picky reasons to let go of experienced employees only to replace them with outsiders (friends of management) or piling more work on existing employees. Bidding on internal openings is a joke. Policies tend to favor the slackers over the people who actually show up to do their jobs.

Explore other reviews about Ball Corporation

5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay, good benefits, plenty of time off

Cons

Management in some areas, no climate control.

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There isn't a difficult job in the building. The pay is good for the area, especially since most of the positions don't require any specialized training before hiring in.

Cons

Some of the chemicals used throughout the plant, will cause irritation. Some on your skin, some in your airways. Mandatory overtime is the most annoying part of this work environment. The work schedule is 4 on, 4 off, however, you find out late in your shift on your 2nd day working if you will be forced any overtime during your days off (you can be forced up to 2 of your 4 days off). There are also conversion and maintnencance days that are mandatory overtime, in addition to the forced production overtime days. While these days add a nice chunk of change to your paycheck, they make it extremely difficult to plan ANYTHING.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All