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MeadWestvaco
3.4 of 5 58 reviews
www.meadwestvaco.com Richmond, VA 5000+ Employees

MeadWestvaco Reviews

Updated May 30, 2013

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76% Approve of the CEO

MeadWestvaco Chairman and CEO John A. Luke Jr.

John A. Luke Jr.

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69% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Intern (Former Employee)
Richmond, VA

I worked at MeadWestvaco as an intern for less than a year

ProsGood pay and learning opportunities. Company invested a lot in organizing activities of interns.

ConsI did not find any.

Advice to Senior ManagementGreat place to work.

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

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Great place to start working

Process Engineer Coop (Current Employee)
Evadale, TX

I have been working at MeadWestvaco as an intern for less than a year

ProsVery hands on, great place to work

ConsNothing bad to say here.

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

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Great people and great corporate culture leads to a great place to work

Retail Research (Former Employee)
Dayton, OH

I worked at MeadWestvaco as an intern for more than a year

Prosthe corporate culture is great. They have a lot of programs for people to stay engaged with eachother.

ConsThe biggest con is that the company is located in dayton, ohio. Unless you know you are going to like living in dayton i would not recommend living there.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great place to work, Excellent training and business understanding

Intern (Current Employee)
Kettering, OH

I have been working at MeadWestvaco

ProsAbility to move into positions you love
Salary
Culture is about as laid back as it gets, but requires results.
middle management is very helpful.

Consbroad responsibilities/projects
complacency
not many cons

Advice to Senior Managementstay consistent

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great environment, great people

Sourcing Manager (Current Employee)
Richmond, VA

I have been working at MeadWestvaco

ProsThe people/learning&development. Everyone is great.

ConsThe structure is broken up weird

Advice to Senior ManagementGood job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Interesting work.

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)
Kettering, OH

I have been working at MeadWestvaco

ProsGreat managers and offers laptops to take work home if necessary.

ConsLittle room for vertical growth.

Advice to Senior ManagementContinue offering more training to employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Awesome internship

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)
Richmond, VA

I have been working at MeadWestvaco

ProsGreat place to work at

Consthe city is not for young professionals

Advice to Senior ManagementOpen the place for more diverse candidates.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Had a great run.

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at MeadWestvaco full-time for more than 10 years

ProsStable company with good benefits and opportunities for people who earn them.

ConsPackaging business is too confused.

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

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good company

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at MeadWestvaco

ProsFair to employees
Good working conditions

ConsLimited promotion ability
Salary levels on the low side

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