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3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(2,305 total reviews)
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Andrew Silvernail

35% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

International Paper has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,305 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The International Paper 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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2K reviews
5.0
Apr 3, 2011

A good place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits: Health, dental, EAP. Salaries are higher than the national average. I liked that fact that IP does give back to the community.

Cons

Little sharing of information by management which results in a lack of clear direction as to what is expected. Limited resources to meet goals assigned.

3.0
Jan 28, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large scale continuous manufacturing experience is valuable. Training opportunities are readily available. Easy access to subject matter experts. Lots of travel involved.

Cons

Have to navigate through excessive bureaucracy. Difficult to get projects funded. Low salary. Mediocre benefits (ie company match lower than others, 401(k) not fully vested until three years).

1.0
May 27, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, somewhat stable company, very interesting and challenging manufacturing process, opportunity to learn if the right mentor is available

Cons

Incompetent, unqualified management who got to their current level by being politically correct and always appearing to succeed, when in fact they just didn't do anything of significance. IP management's solution to poor performance is to divest mills and resources to try to compensate for the fact that most of the senior leadership don't have a clue. They are mostly business, accounting, and marketing types, instead of production and manufacturing experience based.

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