Poor leadership. Good paying job. - Mechanic Georgia-Pacific Employee Review

3.0
Aug 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well. Good environment for learning new skills. No traveling.

Cons

Spend countless hours and dollars on wasted efforts because leadership would not listen when advised by senior tradesmen. Culture which pushes the idea of perception of safety, but turns blind eye to unsafe acts when production is affected. Wasteful spending while laying off employees for economic reasons. Management held to lower standard than hourly workers. MBM principles of integrity and humility not followed by leaders.

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Georgia-Pacific Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I am concerned to hear that you feel safety is not a top priority and would encourage you to speak with your local HR representative or, if you wish to remain anonymous, our Guideline at www.reportlineweb.com/georgiapacific. Please know that I am also passing on this on to the local leadership team as immediate feedback as well. Thank you- Molly from Talent Solutions.

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