Weyerhaeuser Reviews

Pros

The company was flexible on schedule. I could come and go as I pleased and take days off pretty much whenever. I liked the independence.

Cons

The company was not managed well and when the economy tanked there were so many people that lost their jobs. I think they could have handled it better had they been more fiscally responsible.

Advice to Senior Management

Be sure to give people their independence. No one likes to be micromanaged and felt like they do not know their job well enough. If you want people to succeed then do a better job of training them

Pros

Career growth and career ladder

Cons

downsizing is demoralizing, start to grow

Advice to Senior Management

Keep growing the options are endless

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits. That's about all.

Cons

Management tends to overlook issues with employees and won't directly address certain employees about their behavior - they just put everyone under the same umbrella and make generalized statements. There is no room for advancement if you are young and haven't been in the industry for a billion years like everyone else has. The company says that they want young people to work for them but they need to make it attractive to young people in order for them to want to stay.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat everyone fairly and quit playing favorites. Instead of making people feel like they don't know what they are doing try coaching them instead. If you truely want young people to succeed within this company please start making it attractive to them. Get rid of the dinosaurs.

Pros

People are good
Benefits are decent
Professional Growth
Well rounded exposure
Salary is fine
Safety is number one, motto is to send the employee back home in the same manner they got to work
Ergonomics is a big focus
Hardwork is rewarded

Cons

Given the current housing market conditions, the management seems finicky
Lots of changes constantly
Not enough time given between changes

Advice to Senior Management

Be patient, lets stand the course if we can sustain.
Keep up the good work on sustainability & safety
Rethink our Benefits.

Pros

We receive fair pay, relative to other companies. This company is socially responsible, as there's focus on our community and a healthy environment.

Cons

The near term outlook is relatively dim, considering our industry (wood products, housing) and the poor market associated with it.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat employees better by remembering the added work placed on them during lean times. They're grateful to still have a job, but don't be so arrogant / take advantage of that.

Pros

Pay was good compared to other companies in the area. Benefits were pretty good too. In most of my jobs here I was allowed a lot of autonomy and flexibility as long as I performed. There was a focus on development and promotion, but only up to a certain point. Once you hit your perceived performance high, you were on your own for career progression.

Cons

Cultures are totally inconsistent between departments so it is hard to succeed in a different environment. It is really hard to transfer between businesses or support functions - you get pigeonholed into a segment.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more transparent with the company strategy and communicate clearly to the employees. Don't use slogans or "campaigns" to try to get the plan across. Deal with employees as if you think they are capable of understanding, because they actually are highly capable.

Pros

Gave me a fantastic experience to learn and grow as and engineering student. I would say that they are very understanding of how college affects work and the other way round

Cons

The lack of ability to move around with in the company as a co-op, I am unsure if this is true for all co-ops though

Advice to Senior Management

Make the co-op experience more well rounded by moving the students from mill to mil instead of keeping them stationary.

Pros

Weyerhaeuser is a fine work environment but the presence of legacy systems and new-systems mess-up is difficult to deal with.

Cons

The paper products industries have very low margins and are in cost-cutting mode.

Advice to Senior Management

Phase out the legacy systems.

Pros

Large company with very deep roots in the integrated wood products industry. They are process driven and provide for good understanding in their development. Safety is of HUGE importance at Weyerhaeuser. You can count on a safe working environment.

Cons

Leadership structure is very hierarchical - a bit old school. If you are a person who is looking to work for a value added company, this really isn't the place as they are highly commodity oriented.
Safety culture nearly consumes the purpose for the existence of the company - to make money.

Advice to Senior Management

Safety is important and needed but needs to be more balanced with creating greater customer value. Often, meetings are spent on safety issues rather than how the company can create a better customer experience.

Pros

Good benefits for the industry
Safe working environment
Company still has a strong reputation

Cons

Going downhill due to lofty visions of changing the world one tree at a time. This used to be a world class forest products company, now it seems it wants to turn itself into a world class real estate company and it may end up losing the reputation it had for its first 100 years.