PPG reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,646 total reviews)
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Timothy M. Knavish

75% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

PPG has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PPG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Jun 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's really nice money for such an easy job. This is one of the few companies that still provide pension benefits. Once you are established, employment here is very stable, unless you really mess up. There are some nice opportunities for training and development via classes or meetings. There are some nice opportunities to travel and experience another culture. You can choose your environment. PPG is such a big company that several different types of work environments are available, from union shop to a more free-wheeling startup, from large factories to smaller sites, from the research environment to fast-paced but low-tech manufacturing. You should be able to find a home somewhere.

Cons

It's old manufacturing. The company is struggling with unfavorable economic conditions, international competition, outsourcing, cronyism. There is a constant need to do more with less and a constant pressure to reduce headcount. I don't know how many people actually retire from PPG. I think most separate at mid-career. The work tends to become routine, and it is hard to break out of a role or professional level. A few people are identified as high potential and if you are not one of them, you really just have more of a job and not so much of a career. You have a year or two to create that perception and if you don't do it then, it seem you are pigeonholed.

4.0
Jun 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hours are OK most of the time. People are generally reasonable and responsive; not as crazy as at some other places I've worked. Good vacation policies (4 weeks) and you get to take them with little or grief given. Some opportunity to work from home or out of the office, especially as you move up the ladder and if your presence in the office isn't physically necessary.

Cons

Place is so big and constantly reorganizing with seemingly little rhyme or reason. The bureacracy often gets in the way of the job, but rarely helps when it should, as when a senior person breaks the "rules" s/he gets no grief and, in fact, gets to complain about lack of initiative, etc. If lower level person tries to exercise some initiative, often is beaten down.

4.0
Jun 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good management; multiple businesses under one roof; stability - plus good opportunity for advancement.

Cons

Little bit of an old school mentality

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