Whirlpool Reviews

Pros

Work/Life balance
Communication at all levels

Cons

No recognition unless one consistently brags about own self.

Pros

Nice local community. Good schools.

Cons

If you have a spouse, you may wish to make sure she/he finds a job in the area before accepting a position. There are few other companies in the area.

Pros

They are a very accepting company that takes time to train it's employees so they can progress in the company.

Cons

At times the feedback given was out of place. The projects given were not of great calibur in order to prove talents or improve competencies.

Pros

Strong Brands
Good Compensation
Smart, Nice People
Large Company with Many Opportunities
Beautiful Location in the Summer
Well Respected Company
Close to Chicago

Cons

Large Matrix Organization is difficult to finalize decisions in a fast manner.
Location is a bit remote and could be challenging in the winter.
Difficult to recruit talent to the area.

Pros

- Excellent company culture, everybody seems very happy to be working there
- Pride in what you do
- Great people working there and decent communication between departments

Cons

- very lean structure so there's not much room to grow unless you move to the US
- although most people are great, there are bad apples - like any other company
- commute

Advice to Senior Management

There are things out there with a proven track record, you don't need to reinvent the wheel but you can invest and purchase knowledge externally

Pros

Great early career opportunities for learning, advancement and diversity of experience
Global experiences are great
Strong culture of values and integrity

Cons

Upper levels of management very political
Company has no vision of future
Tough industry

Advice to Senior Management

Get a strong vision and transform

Pros

- Opportunities for promotion
- Leadership visibility for top performers
- Competitive pay for local area

Cons

- 'Consensus culture'... very slow to make critical decisions
- Strong focus on outsourcing of knowledge positions creates knowledge gaps
- Rural area
- Failure of leadership to remove poor performers

Advice to Senior Management

- "Cut the fat" by removing poor performers... not outsourcing whole departments
- Embrace experimentation and change
- Make decisions quickly... own the decision... consensus is not always required.

Pros

Great work/life balance, challenging work requiring networking with many different partners and business functions, benefits and salary are competitive, encouragement to pursue activities outside of work (e.g., community service or training).

Cons

Limited promotability, completing tasks requires persisting through lots of "red tape" and gaining consensus, unstructured training and development, you are only given feedback at performance evaluation and not before

Pros

Work Life Balance is excellent
People are great
Top Company/Brands in Industry

Cons

Constant leadership changes made it difficult to fully follow through with strategies. Direction kept changing.
Middle of nowhere in Michigan. Chicago isn't that close, 2 hours to get to a major airport.

Advice to Senior Management

Give better direction and support with decision making.

Pros

good work environment modern work facility

Cons

very litte opportunity for career growth

Advice to Senior Management

need to provide growth opportunities.