What is working from home like at WestRock?

I work from home full time

The company, like any giant corporation, is inefficient and communication gets lost all the time

Easy going Low pressure Nice people

Shift away from work from home. All new hires will be in office.

Had WFH pre-COVID, which was nice

ugh, management can do better forewarning before layoffs would have been a courtesy to employees

There were about three people on the leadership with their weight.

*General manager talks badly about hourly employees to their teammates when the employee isn't present. *GM talks bad about managers to their teams (but said manager has the loyalty of their team and finds out about everything anyways. Meanwhile the GM tells the manager to the managers face that they believe in them and want to mentor them. *very toxic culture. The press department is a bunch of premadonnas and get everything catered to them while the other departments are expected to be perfect. *in that vein, the press operators are making 30-37/hr while other departments are making 18-22. *All WestRock locations are different, meaning there are no corporate resources to lean on for training, system access, SOPs, etc. Every location is unique but held to the same corporate standards and metrics. *if you're a good worker you ger more work piled on while the bad workers take smoke breaks every hour. *bad managers constantly leave early or WFH without consequence. *Did I mention the toxic culture and political games?

Weekly check Easy work Close to home

Nasty work/dirty environment Need to improve training You’re not allowed to have a life outside of Westrock

close to home. safety is taken serious

long hrs, no raise. pay dont match competitors

The biggest pro is that I don’t work here anymore 401(k) Match was good

The people are disrespectful. You’ll receive a heavy, outdated computer that you’ll need a wheelbarrow to transport. The company is so outdated that you may end up chiseling your signature into a rock as an approval. My manager tells me that it’s my job to make people from other departments do their job. This job is all Indians and no chiefs. The VP is involved in the day to day functions of an analyst. I’ve never seen that before. There’s no leadership, despite the titles. Most of the people have never worked anywhere else so they’re accustomed to, accepting of, and comfortable with, extreme dysfunction. If you point out their inefficiencies, they’ll take it personally and attack you. Managers are not promoted based on their leadership skills. They’re put in management positions based on their willingness to accept and navigate the company’s chaos. It’ll be interesting to see how many of these so-called leaders remain in their positions following the recent acquisition by Smurfit Kappa. The salaries are competitive, but all money ain’t good money. Also, leaders from Smurfit Kappa are ending WFH to reduce headcount. Many people will now quit and Smurfit Kappa will offer considerably less in pay.