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Too many tasks for too few people - Controller International Paper Employee Review

3.0
Feb 12, 2025
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Pros

Excellent Pay Superior 401K match

Cons

Corporate masters don't handle the truth well. Monthly forecasts routinely "fudged" as managers are fearful of MVP reprisal on expected performance - so results are "faked" till actual numbers are posted. Live by the "prefer to be beaten once a month" mentality. Budgets completely disconnected from reality. If an actual budget is allowed (every 5 years or so) then a ridiculous "stretch budget" is enforced which negates the "reality budget" Few employees understand the complex IT system When implemented 10-15 years ago they were "swimming" in people with knowledge of the SAP system. That knowledge is nearly gone, as is the senior IT personnel who can fix the periodic disasters.

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5.0
Dec 11, 2025
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Pros

Great co-workers/environment Easy work for outstanding pay Great schedule that is set for a year and allows 1 full week off every 4 weeks.

Cons

Can be extremely dirty. A bad day with plugs can be very physically demanding.

1.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits were fairly decent when I was there. PTO was pretty generous. Pay was decent enough, along with a Bonus at certain pay levels. Many of the people I worked with there were outstanding - although, most of them are gone now. They did retain a few subject matter experts, most have left or leaving - but I guess it's a possible pro they might not cut your entire department..

Cons

The Cons are the new 'wonder boy' CEO. This puts most of the 'Pros' here on shaky ground. The new CEO - Andy Silvernail, is a ruthless cost cutter. I would expect as/if the stock continues to drop - other benefits, people, or pay will be gouged - like they did the entire IT department. Andy was making big stock promises when he started up, but it was clear from the start, his only concern was the stock price. I still talk to some people they did retain or forced over ("rebadged" - such a terribly soulless word for it) to the new MSP. Every single one of them is at their wit's end. They are hemorrhaging what's left of IT in the company and all of the deep knowledge with them. It WAS a great place to work - now they report working 60+ hours a week trying to make up for the incompetence of the new MSP. At least one of them told me that he has dealt with more downtime and high priority problems in the last couple months, than the previous 15 years there. So if you are considering a job in IT at this company - in any capacity, expect to work long hours with no real path or possibility for advancement.

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