Decent Employment, but they hold you back. Cheaped out on new offices - Tire Development Engineer Goodyear Employee Review

3.0
Jul 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Brand Name and market share. Stable work environment, low risk of layoff. Lots of room to grow in such a huge organization.

Cons

Contrary to the market at large, if you stay in Goodyear, you will be on a slow track to advancement. Managers actively try to slow down the progress of those beneath them. Creativity is laughed at. Buddies promote each other… No one wants to buy tires, consumers only purchase tires when they have to and are generally unhappy about it and not well informed tire consumers. Market response is similar to commodities. Therefore money inside the company is sparse. New renovations are cheap and trendy. I feel like my desk is in an overly lighted hallway now. Auto manufacturers demand fuel economy to meet govt regulations, but in tire design that compromises traction and tread wear. Initial pay is good, but raises are slow and meager. They steal 3 days of what is presented as vacation and use it during plant shutdown in December. Goodyear tolerates poor management styles, someone upstairs should read The No A55hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert I. Sutton

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Pros

Take care for employee Good Management Adjustable Time for part-time

Cons

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2.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

A lot of good people who do genuinely care. Good pay and benefits.

Cons

Sadly Goodyear is a declining company. The new C-suite talked a big game but company performance speaks otherwise. Market share/volume is declining quarter over quarter and the stock price is being killed. Many long tenured and loyal Goodyear employees have been laid off due to job outsourcing or plan closures. Before taking a job at Goodyear make sure to do your own research on the future of the company. Sadly for such a long and storied brand the future does seem bleak. Death by a thousand cuts….

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