Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Alcoa

      Engaged employer

      Alcoa reviews

      Unrealistic Expectations - Engineering Alcoa Employee Review

      2.0
      Feb 3, 2015
      Engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Excellent Health Care Provide resources and tools necessary to do your job Good compensation T-shirts and awards

      Cons

      Unrealistic expectations on those that do the majority of the work. Upper management kept building more layers and pushing more work onto those below. Impossible to complete tasks in a timely manner. Every day was a new impossible task of the day to just be forgotten about the next day when something else was more important. Expectation of salary work force to come in on Saturdays for inventory counts. Expectation for salary work force to come in off shift to do safety walk through and have it not count as part of your 8 hour day. Expectation to complete a 15 page document for safety on every task.

      Explore other reviews about Alcoa

      5.0
      Apr 12, 2026
      Senior ceramics engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Company truly cares about its values and is willing to support projects that have high value

      Cons

      IT presents many barriers to efficient work.

      1.0
      May 7, 2026
      Senior business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Ability to work 100% remote.

      Cons

      ITAS OTC Manager has no clue how to manage, encourage development, or plan growth. He was too busy trying to keep his skills up and not actually cultivate newcomers and manage well. I felt alone and not supported by my manager. The environment is not great for newcomers to the company. The team supposedly has so much work, but was able to lay me off after returning to work from health event. Complete and utter joke. They do not honor their core values. Beware of this place.

      See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All
      Related searches: Alcoa jobs | Alcoa salaries | Alcoa benefits | Alcoa interviews
      Alcoa reviewsAlcoa Engineering reviewsAlcoa review