PPG Reviews

Pros

Full support from everyone involved in work from upper management to hourly employees.
PPG is growing fast.

Cons

As a contract engineer I am very limited in access to records, drawings, ect.

Advice to Senior Management

Explain the work flow better to contract engineers.

Pros

Worked with great people
Really good benefits

Cons

I would have appreciated a better salary increase but it was during a recession so I understood to an extent.

Pros

Flexible work hours
Prestigious company in Pittsburgh

Cons

Very male-dominated culture. Few women in management positions.
Stingy with vacation time.
Little opportunity for advancement.
People who are hired right out of college get preference in promotions and career advancement. If you join as an experienced hire you will have a much tougher time of it.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop promoting people into jobs that they are grossly underqualified for. There is a difference between challenging someone to grow and setting someone up for failure.

Pros

Good people
Nice product line
Good benefits

Cons

Upper management appears clueless
High turnover rate of upper management

Pros

Profitable, low risk of layoffs, good benefit package.

Cons

To much beaucracy. Resistance to change

Advice to Senior Management

Listen more to front line management. Enpower employees and instead of holding them back.

Pros

Entrepreneurial feel to the job - no immediate management. You get to do what you think is right, plan your day/week and manage your territory.

Cons

Job has been "reclassified" from Exempt to Non-Exempt. You must account for every minute of a 45 hour work week. Up to 2 hours of non-paid drive time expected daily. Three personal/sick days annually. "Company car" lease payment deducted from your paycheck. Cell phone but no laptop provided.

Pros

Friendly coworkers, room for growth, flexible schedules, have access to plethora of knowledge. There is a sign that this company hires from within.

Cons

Negative feedback more often than positive feedback. Business hours that don't work across the board. Ideas that might proceed in one area of business must work in all areas which is not always true.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to employees needs and wants more. Provide training on how to manage time and delegate tasks. Provide more positive feedback.

Pros

Flexibility and laid back work environment

Cons

Upper management is not very appreciative of staff members and how hard an employee works is never noticed. Very disorganized company and tries way too hard to be exactly like Sherwin Williams. Raises are non-existent and hours are awful. A paint store should not be opened on Sunday.

Advice to Senior Management

Start giving credit and more respect for people when they do good work,.

Pros

Strong commitment to safety.
Good stability in general.
Decent respect for employees.
Generally high level of professionalism at operational leadership level

Cons

No bench strength at the plant level.
They equate understaffed with lean.
Limited understanding of work/life balance.
Highly political culture.

Pros

Competitive comp in most job areas
global locations
diverse businesses

Cons

needs more long term focus

Advice to Senior Management

increase investment in the long tem and your people