Whirlpool Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – 1.) Most non-management employees are a pleasure to work with and very supportive.

2.) A few very good internal processes.

3.) Stable during economic downturn.

4.) Very busy, no boredom, much to learn.

5.) Several opportunities to move around within company.

Cons – 1.) Performance Management system (Whirlpool PMP) force ranks all employees into a normal distribution with employee ratings of 1-5. 1's are top performers and receive large raises and bonuses. 5's are terminated. Each category has set percentages and must be filled. Utopia concept is that the performance bar is raised every year and eventually everyone is terminated at some point in time. CEO has been told repeatedly by Human Resources that the company forced ranking performance management system is not working.

2.) Incredibly unhealthy, stressful, political, and "blame game" culture with high turnover. Company endorses the high turnover. but does sponsor a very small number of employees that are deemed worthy of the "Stepford Wives" culture that you feel day 1 of employment. Fortunately, many new employees do not waste their career at this company and leave on their own due to unhealthy culture.

3.) Focus, funding, and value is placed on Sales & Marketing and not R&D, Engineering, and Quality. Typical failing American big three automotive model Whirlpool even hires top management from the automotive industry and brings in automotive philosophies.

4.) Age discrimination practices are truly ludicrous. There are literally daily discussions on this subject. Employees that have not been promoted by early 30s and within a few years of being hired are considered expendable and are usually ranked low on the company performance scale.

5.) Managers are forced to manage up and not down. Never experienced anything like this before.

6.) Several managers have no direct reports, reflecting a culture that places little value on employee mentoring, coaching, development, and growth.

7.) Bullies are promoted.

8.) Company focus is mostly on short term goals to met quarterly financial numbers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – good environment, good leaders, good benefits

Cons – salary, educational program, raises, bonuses

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Whirlpool (previously Maytag Cleveland Cooking Products) had an apprenticeship program, which allowed anyone who could pass the entrance exam and get through the inteview process to begin a career in maintenance. A four year program (part time) at the local college (Electro-mechanical maintenance certification) ALL EXPENSES PAID !!!!! Concurrently, there was three years of hands-on apprenticeship, with the guys who actually kept the place running and have done so for up to 30 years. WONDERFUL Opportunity !!!!!!

Cons – What can I say, it's ALL about the bottom line. I wish it weren't so, but as the cost of living continued to rise, the pay stagnated. Our annul raises only covered the additional cost of benefits.
UnfortunateIy, I had to leave the company to fnd more gainful employment. 10 + years of experience out the door.

Advice to Senior Management – It's ALL about the bottom line, companies have made that all to clear to their employees.
A persons loyalty to their employer is in great part tied to how well that they can supply their families needs. I suggest a quarterly profit sharing bonus structures implementation would help tremendously. Quality, attendance and LOYALTY to the company would soar to new heights.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good Workplace
Good Business Practices
Lot of Learnings
Assured Career Growth
Work Life Balance
On Shore and Off Shore Oppurtunities
Collabrating with all the workforce around the globe
Good HR practices
Decent Welfare

Cons – Cannot leave the Organisation and when we leave, we regret for departing for a lifetime

Advice to Senior Management – has the potential to expand its business in various verticals other than Home Appliances

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool

Pros – Good work/life balance most of the time

Cons – Easy to get lost in such a large organization

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time

Pros – Good products and great discounts

Cons – The I.T department is a joke. They outsource all there infrastructure and they pay for the lowest level of support which makes for very unstable systems. They are more interested in hiring a manager than an actual I.T person. They do not value technical skills at all. If you know too much they will try and get rid of you.

Forced rankings - they have this system where they basically manage you up or they manage you out. They will literally make up anything they like against you and put it in your employee record. HR will side with management every time. I know someone who was given a poor rating and they didn't receive a single comment as to why.

Thinking of working in I.T here? Ask the managers about turnover. Find out how long the managers and directors have held their current positions. You'll notice most people are new because the turnover is so high. Ask them what happened to the person who held the position before? Ask them if the person is still with the company?

Management sticks together - if you're a bully and have no problem giving out bad ratings and reviews you will rise to the top. If you do what's right and fight for your employees you will sink like a rock!

Are there good people here? Yes but they are few and far between. The new people they seem to be hiring are short term folks who are just passing through. The type of folks who come in an experiment. They ruin people's careers while trying to rise to the level of their own incompetence.

If you are considering a job (careers don't last here), consider yourself warned!

Advice to Senior Management – Ethics....get some!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – work stress not high, some processes make sense

Cons – not innovative, risk taking enough

Advice to Senior Management – focus on good products, not just cost reduction

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – great products, strong Manufacturing and Technology company

Cons – weak leadership, poor vision at the top, only focused on cost reduction.... not brands and growth

Advice to Senior Management – value your people....... experience does matter

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool full-time for more than a year

Pros – customer and employee oriented company.

Cons – not a good salery payer

Advice to Senior Management – no any.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – They offer ongoing education and skills training and management takes a personal interest in your developement.

Cons – Starting pay is a little low, but anyone can advance.

Advice to Senior Management – Doing a pretty good job of listening to employees - but maybe a little more recognization for achievers would be nice.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company