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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4.0
Sep 9, 2009

Good place to work

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Pros

In my expereince, there was always room for advancement with the company, but it often required relocation to remote places. Also, GP invests a lot into their training and development for their salaried employees, especially engineers. Since theyr'e a private company they're all about investing in their employees, which is a rare thing these days. I always had great senior management who led by example and were extremely fair.

Cons

The downsides to working at GP had to be the location. If you wanted to move up quickly, then you are forced to take positions in rural locations. Also, the MBM Compensation philosophy isn't evenly applied across the company, or even across locations. Middle management often comes from the hourly ranks, and is not properly trained.

3.0
Sep 7, 2009

It's not MBM's fault.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

GP has a good work atmosphere (besides compensation, see cons) and does well when it comes to sharing knowledge and resources. You can usually find help from an internal source so no one is left on an island. There are opportunities to change jobs, more laterally than vertically, but that is probably the same for most large corporations.

Cons

The compensation process is a nightmare. Managers can put you in for a raise, but they have no say in the final answer. Senior managers make the decisions, but they have no idea what value you bring to the company. In the end, you are left with no raise in compensation even if you are below "Market Value". The only way to get a raise is to get an offer from another company, then GP will match it immediately. Why didn't they pay you that in the first place? Definitely not Market Based Management.

2.0
Jun 11, 2009

Horritle

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Pros

I hate hearing about the MBM ways and creating Value. The company wants you to create value but they don't return the favor. Sad thing this is suppose to be the pros of the company.

Cons

I hate hearing about the MBM ways and creating Value. The company wants you to create value but they don't return the favor.

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