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      Georgia-Pacific

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      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

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      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
      5.0
      Feb 6, 2022

      Great company, better culture

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work from home, depending on role, pre & post COVID. No set work space which allows you flexibility and choice. Gym, parking, childcare, dry cleaner, CVS onsite. Large company which allows growth as individual both personally and professionally. MBM culture is truly embraced at all levels and focuses on long term growth and opportunities for society, customers and employees. Left once for better money and opportunity but missed family atmosphere, culture that was more than slogan on wall, and my friends. Came back within 5 months and will retire in next decade or so after celebrating 25 years last year.

      Cons

      No Monday morning quarter-backing, you are responsible for you and contributing to the success of your teammates, business and company. Demands your best and does not tolerate mediocre contribution. You stand on your own and have a voice that you are expected to use and grow culture.

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      Georgia-Pacific Response
      4y
      I wanted to first say thank you for your dedication and contributions over the past 20 years at GP; we cannot do what we do without our talented employees and I appreciate you taking the time to write a review. Please know your post has been shared with the appropriate leadership as feedback. Wishing you all the best, Cali from Talent Solutions
      1.0
      Jul 29, 2020

      Fire Sale, everything must go

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good co-workers. Previously had financial ability to place the right bets on the long term value. Market-based Management is a strong philosophy, but seems rarely applied.

      Cons

      Company is cutting 40%+ of HQ employees. Focus is on short term 3-6 month performance. Company performance and culture has been in decline for 5+ years and come to a head in 2020. Political favoritism is now running wild. Leaders who have failed to successfully lead over the past decade are still in power and are cutting anyone who would challenge their old-school thinking. Compensation has never been transparent. Raises only occur based on flight risk (i.e. if you don't complain, you wont get a raise). Bonuses are not based on any performance metrics and instead are paid out arbitrarily. HR claims it is "value paid for value created" but every leader knows it's just a bucket of money handed to each group and paid out based on manager preferences.

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      Georgia-Pacific Response
      5y
      Hello and thank you for taking the time to write a review and share your candid feedback. We have been in a transformational time since late 2019 with the launch of our new vision and focusing on areas needed to change in order to achieve these goals. It has not been easy, and many tough decisions have been made. Work should be rewarding and fulfilling and I am disappointed to read you feel this might have been lost. I have shared this feedback with the appropriate leadership teams as awareness and reminders and thank you again for sharing. -Molly from Talent Solutions
      2.0
      Jan 15, 2020

      Progressive Company with Good Values but Horrible Leadership

      Senior accountant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work Flexibility: Compressed Schedules 7-4 , 8-5, 9-6 with the option of choosing what you want in most groups. Work from Home options in most groups with most people getting at least 2 days WFH. Some options to work 10 hour days with every Friday off. Office: Beautiful newly renovated offices in Downtown Atlanta. High end with savvy technology. Premier location near Georgia State University. Advancement Opportunities: Plenty of opportunities during certain times of the year for advancement.

      Cons

      Leadership/Management: HORRIBLE. They are sneaky and manipulative. They pick favorites and will hold you from moving to new opportunities within the company. They don't follow the Koch Guiding Principles and make work life very toxic. Compensation: Base Salary is not really competitive, imperative that you negotiate salary wisely before accepting offer because there is NO BONUS PROGRAM. NO INCENTIVES for employees what so ever. They have a spot bonus that leadership can give out, but no one does to keep cost low. NO INCENTIVES: Leadership had the mentality that you should be happy to have a job but we all know that does not work in Atlanta, there is way to much competition for good talent.

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      Georgia-Pacific Response
      6y
      Hello, this is Molly from Talent Solutions. I wanted to thank you for leaving your candid feedback. I am concerned to read of your experience with management. This is not what we believe in nor the culture we work to foster. I am sharing this with the appropriate leadership team and appreciate you sharing. Thank you and I wish you the best.
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