Big career mistake - Manager PPG Employee Review

1.0
Feb 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is okay if you manage to negotiate it. International exposure, variety of countries where the company operates.

Cons

People lack professionalism, both in HQ and especially in regional offices. Salaries are not competitive in the market on average, so they cannot hire top class people. My manager was the worst in my 20 years career. Every day was a fight for a common sense. At the same time they are promoting 'Women leadership' policy, which led to hiring of many unprofessional but well-paid managers and directors. Corporate culture is a kind of strange. Not very open, people afraid to take responsibility. Arrogant old school, grey hair managers. Employees officially call PPG "Poor People's Group" because the company do not care about them. They dispose people without any respect. Many cases when people went to the court to claim what they had to get according to their contracts. Locations of offices and plants is a disaster. The company has a lot of problems and grows only because of huge acquisitions. In short, very average company, nothing special, without bright and smart people, with very typical American culture. However, many people are happy to work there, and do not want anything better.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Acceptable 401K matching with immediate vesting as well as an age based deferred compensation program that has a 3 year vesting period. Standard benefits and pay consistent with industry. Acceptable safety practices defined and adhered to throughout organization.

Cons

Moderately high turnover (at least my division). Inconsistent treatment of employees (flex time allowed for some employees but not others in same work category, some employees told to use personal car or phone for work activities while others get in trouble for same type of work activity, allowing some employees the options to apply and move internally while others are not allowed - and are sometimes even forced to moved to a role for which they didn't apply against their desires). Inconsistent reporting of data and legal brushes aside your questions/findings making you seem like you did something wrong when uncovering something fishy.

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