MeadWestvaco Reviews

Pros

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

Cons

broad responsibilities/projects
complacency
not many cons

Advice to Senior Management

stay consistent

Pros

nice people and work environment... less coorate politics

Cons

effectiveness of communication from the management side

Advice to Senior Management

more care of the employees

Pros

Decent salary and vacaton benefits.

Cons

Managers don't manage people anymore, only manage tasks; you essentially do your own review; too many administrative duties assigned to the non-management employees taking away from problem solving time.

Advice to Senior Management

Get back to basics; have managers manage people instead of tasks; reduce administrative tasks.

Pros

Ability to make a difference in global markets

Cons

Limited opportunity for growth and advancement

Pros

Changing strategy and courage to make changes

Cons

Brand recognition is weak outside the industry

Advice to Senior Management

Transparency

Pros

Good pay, insurance and 401k benefits. Educational opportunities are available if you are motivated to take them up on it.

Cons

Old plant and equipment. Dangerous working conditions. Production is number 1 over safety no matter what anyone else says and everyone knows it.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on changing the work force culture concerning safety in a positive manner.

Pros

Heathcare, pension, 401k matching. People are professional.

Cons

very large, hard to be agent of any change.
no xmas bonus.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more opportunities to succeed for employees. Also need to centralize customer service.
it is time to deunionize... Salary employee zero guarantee to get a raise, union employees get increases annually.

Pros

MWV is a good at work life balance

Cons

This company does not appreciate the employees' loyalty.

Pros

Pension program was still available. Vacation accrual was very decent. We worked 8- 4:45 the days we didn't have to stay late.

Cons

Too much micromanaging by the plant manager. You never feel competent no matter how hard you try or how much you take on. The longer you work there the longer your days get.

Advice to Senior Management

Training doesn't have to last forever. You hire smart competent people. Let them be smart competent people. The quality of the service will increase the bottom line.

Pros

Job security. The Charleston plant had a great year financially in 2010 due mostly to their asphalt products. The company has great benefits.

Cons

The Production Planner position in the Chemical division is one of the most difficult positions to have. You are on call 24/7/365. Balancing work and personal life is very difficult. The pay does not reflect the number of hours worked each week. Oftentimes, as a planner, you are seen as the enemy because you can't satisfy everyone's expectations. Too much responsibly is put on the planner's shoulders. You are setup to fail. All of this has been communicated to upper management. Though they acknowledge it and agree, they don't plan to correct the situation. This position has a huge impact on other departments (including getting the final product to the customer when promised).

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the employees who have held this position and take the time to improve it. This includes hours worked, responsibility level, who this position reports to, and salary comparable to responsibility.