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International Paper reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(2,303 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 2,303 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
3.0
Dec 24, 2009

End of an Era

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Albany Paper Mill was the first Western Kraft/Willamette Industries paper mill. It was the largest employer in county in tax revenue, employee salaries, etc.

Cons

IP closed the mill at the end of 2009. The small paper machines were not competitive in the global market. The back end of the mill was new (by industry standards, less than 10 years) and may find new life in future.

4.0
Feb 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is fairly open communication from management about the company's direction. Employees are given feedback regularly about their performance. The company tries more than most to make employees feel appreciated.

Cons

The challenges presented by a dwindling stock price lead to unpopular management decisions. At times these decisions can seem heartless. One example would be the decision to close a profitable plant when changing the focus of the company. Instead of selling the plant to a competitor, the plant was closed and the hard-working employees who had been making profits for the company were left without jobs.

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