Georgia-Pacific reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,044 total reviews)
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David Duncan

100% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Georgia-Pacific has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,044 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Georgia-Pacific employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

There is a lot of work and room for process improvement which is great for an ambitious employee. Good benefits. Better than average. Company has good overall morale and hardworking employees at the plant level. Size of company allows for advancement opportunities. Truly exceptional employees are rewarded handsomely.

Cons

Lacks core mid-level career development. MBM pay structure allows for big promises and little results. Not a completely union environment so plant level employees really don't have a voice that can be heard by top level management. GP has a very old work culture, diversity hasn't made its way up to the top. Pay is average.

2.0
Jan 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Well respected company that invests in its products and development Honest, hard working people Opportunity to really learn the paper business from R&D to operations to customers People who do well financially do really well

Cons

-MBM seems to give license to greed and politics, particularly in promotions and compensation. -Compensation is arbitrary - don't expect raises and don't expect the annual salary reviews that are promised; it's a have/have not bonus structure so if you are liked at the top, for whatever reason, you can make a lot of money, but that is the exception, not the norm. Everyone else gets little to nothing, and if you are fortunate to get a bonus, you can't tie it to your performance or company performance so you never know where you stand or what the year will bring you. -Reviews are the same way. No one can/will describe to you what exceeding expectations looks like, and if they do and you hit it, it becomes "meeting expectations". Expectations are defined differently for each person, according to their capabilities, in MBM, rather than expectations being defined by the job you're in. Reviews are also changed to match the arbitrary bonus outcome. -No career development or formal job training - you're on your own. -Manufacturing drives a lot within the organization

4.0
Jan 10, 2010
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Pros

Started as a Co-op and was very pleased at the flexibility GP allowed me with my schedule. I was allowed to make my own schedule while I finished my undergraduate degree and worked at the same time.

Cons

Not a lot of downsides working at Georgia-Pacific. The only thing I could mention is not being able to work more hours than offered.

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