Georgia-Pacific reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,050 total reviews)
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David Duncan

85% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Georgia-Pacific has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,050 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
2.0
May 1, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Peers and coworkers typically are amazing. Those closer to the work typically are amazing humans who really care. Excellent pay, benefits are average, time off decent, and opportunities are plentiful.

Cons

As one elevates to roles at Sr levels the further you find them (your leaders) not living up to company values. Directors, regional leaders, and VPs rarely live out guiding principles and values and you typically find them more as micro managers attempting to justify their role. Do not go here if you value bonuses, you won’t get it. Some of the plant mangers especially in CPG were the worse I had ever worked with especially with micromanagement. Undermining department leaders, inappropriate conversations, and poor people leadership. The influx of hiring IP people and not grounding them in Koch values is why people like myself left and will continue to leave.

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Georgia-Pacific Response
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Thank you for leaving a review; feedback is incredibly important to us. We're disappointed to hear of your experience. It's the expectation that every employee practices and upholds our principles so that we maintain a positive environment. Please know we have shared your feedback internally for further review.
2.0
Apr 26, 2024

Unbelievable

Recommend
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Pros

Pay and Benefits are hard to beat

Cons

Unbelievable leadership at the Mailers/Corrugate division. You would think with a brand name like GP they would honor their values and Principle Based Management philosophy but not at all. I spent over two years running the Tolleson Mailers site and never felt respected or appreciated. Leadership was/is autocratic and narcissistic and although I brought 3 decades of experience was never comfortable.

2.0
Mar 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are mostly cool. Work can be really engaging and satisfying when it's rolling. Front-loaded PTO is cool. Pay was eh, fine but below average back before they took away 12 hour shifts so they could count pennies and reduce entry-level overtime. Job stability (due to high turnover). You're always gonna be very needed.

Cons

Over promise, under deliver on everything. Not worth chasing the carrots they dangle. You'll never grab it and they'll bite your fingers if you reach. Incompetence is treated identically to competence, even to excellence. Zero incentive to do good work. Management will forget how your job works and vital conversations you've had, but they will never forget if you made scheduling slightly inconvenient once. They are almost all incredibly petty and will go after you hard over the slightest inconvenience.

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