No bonuses, no cost of living raises, no traditional healthcare, but I still love it! - Senior Accountant Georgia-Pacific Employee Review

4.0
Jul 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Company is apart of the Koch portfolio, so you can easily apply for opportunities to advance or move up within all the subsidiaries and the parent company Koch. My group is really flexible and I've heard that most groups are flexible when it comes to working 1-2 days from home, which becomes a huge money saver when commuting to Downtown Atlanta and having to pay for parking. Depending on your group, your input and ideas matter to the success of the overall group and sometimes the Company, so there is a sense or empowerment that I get as an employee.

Cons

Well the title pretty much says it all. GP has done a wonderful job in some aspects with empowering its employees with its company's management model, but that model also neglects economy 101 that inflation is real and not everyone can be an outstanding performer ever year all the time to get at least a 2-3% inflation raise to keep up with the cost of living. Additionally, if you are an outstanding performer, you may receive a 1-5k spot bonus, but don't expect that every year. I mean you really have to go above and beyond your work responsibilities and quantify your contribution in savings for GP in order to get that bonus. Also they have only HSA high-deductible plans, so no traditional plans for those employees with younger ones that you know will visit the doctor frequently because they are just sickly creatures. They you up to a certain amount for family HSA, but I did prefer paying a higher premium up front to manage my after taxes cash flow being paid towards my lower medical deductible.

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Georgia-Pacific Response
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Hello- this is Molly from GP. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I am happy to hear that you are enjoying the flexibility and advancement opportunities as well as fulfillment from your work. We believe that innovation and transformation are key in driving our success in the future. A component of our MBM® compensation philosophy is a supervisor should provide every employee with a compensation review at least once a year and you bring up a good reminder of how important this is. I will be sharing this feedback with our leadership team. If you would like to share further information, please feel free to reach me at hrresponseteam@gapac.com Thank you!

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