PPG reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(683 total reviews)
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Timothy M. Knavish

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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3.0
Oct 25, 2015

Lab Technician

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Pros

You can learn a lot about this industry by working here, get certified (ASQ, 6 Sigma) for free, and they pay 90% of college tuition and books. As of now weekend/over-time work is low so you should have enough time for studying and life in general. Benefits are good but salaries are low. Currently management seems to be looking into it and has taken steps forward to better the salaries but people are cautiously optimistic. For those without a college degree living near the area, you probably wont find another job that will start you over $15 an hour and offer to send you to school.

Cons

Work/life balance was almost non-existent until people threatened management with a union (it actually went that far). Employees must be really, really patient when it comes to opportunities (career & education) and put up with bad a bad company culture in the mean time. This culture is bad for two reasons: 1) Good employees are sometimes taken advantage of and over worked until they end up leaving the company. 2) Employees who get through the day by doing the minimum but befriend the manager end up with "Excellent" reviews at the end of the year. Half of these people end up bragging to others about their year end reviews (and raises) which further encourages the good employees to leave.

2.0
Oct 13, 2015

Depends which group you work for.

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Pros

Large well known company with strong resources. Very strong at product marketing, Company prefers to hire people right out of college so can be a good option for a first job.

Cons

If you are working in a division that is doing well PPG can be a good company to work for. But if your division is not doing well your life will miserable. Most managers are long term employee's and they do everything the PPG way even when there were better options. I saw many employee's dedicated to doing whatever they felt necessary to keep their jobs and not what was best for the business. In the group I was in being over 50 greatly increased your chances of being forced out. Some companies value highly experienced employees. But in the division I was at over 50 meant you were making a higher salary and that was not good.

3.0
Oct 8, 2015

Store Manager

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Pros

Large company with good brand awareness. Good products, pricing is better than competition. Fellow employees make the job better, stores help each other.

Cons

Upper management only wants to hear good things. Unrealistic expectations for store managers given store staffing levels. Getting answers and direction was a problem, as well as continuity above store level.

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