Good place to work for if you have the right position. - Production Planner Woodward Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are great, the work atmosphere is family-orientated, new challenges occuring daily, location of Skokie campus is close to the highway, employees got paid on a weekly basis, there are holiday parties for every season of the year. There is a 1 week shutdown (with pay) period awarded to all employees who work a certain amount of hours in a year. There are company sports leagues that all employees are allowed to participate in: golf, volleyball, bowling, pool, etc.

Cons

After Woodward acquires another company, there is a standstill in growing internally within the company. No vision benefits. Lunch breaks are only 45 minutes long.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

New leadership is not as dedicated to employees as previous (although bonuses have been better). New middle management there is a lot of nepotism. Once a stable company, layoffs have been a common occurrence since COVID.

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