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    International Paper Reviews

    Updated September 20, 2017
    599 reviews

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    Mark S. Sutton
    84 Ratings

    599 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Good pay compared with other companies (in 57 reviews)

    • Good benefits, although a little high on health insurance (in 44 reviews)

    Cons

    • Work /Life balance is a challenge the more you do the more responsibilities will be added (in 22 reviews)

    • Long hours very hot work environment (in 37 reviews)

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    1. "Good company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Highly competitive pay
      Lots of opportunities

      Cons

      Can be old school in culture

    2. "Current Employee"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at International Paper full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work, great people with great pay.

      Cons

      Hours can suck sometimes but overall I like it.

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    3. "Good luck"

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      Current Employee - Die Cutter Operator in Waterloo, IA
      Current Employee - Die Cutter Operator in Waterloo, IA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at International Paper full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good place to work work work work with an open mind to be able to make the best decision to show you how much more than

      Cons

      Really need a new pair to be done with this weekend and I will be back on my schedule this place sucks

    4. "Great company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great Company to work for. Promotes from within.

      Cons

      Old school mentality with a lot of nepotism.

    5. "Decent"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Good money and great hours

      Cons

      People suck like the management

    6. "Decent company. Needs better communication within organization."

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      Former Employee - Stacker Operator in El Paso, TX
      Former Employee - Stacker Operator in El Paso, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at International Paper full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Hours, pay and company cares about your safety. There are lots of advancement opportunities because people quit frequently, benefits are good too.

      Cons

      Not much time at home and you’re always on call. People quit a lot so you are usually on 12 hour shifts 6 days a week.

      Advice to Management

      Communication is key

    7. "Controll"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at International Paper (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great pay structure for salary employees

      Cons

      They do not care about your work/life balance even though they claim they do

      Advice to Management

      Try not to work your employees to death

    8. "NA"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      great company to work for.

      Cons

      nothing bad about the company

    9. "IP is a demanding company with many opportunities"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at International Paper full-time

      Pros

      Great people, many opportunities to move upward ,learn a great deal and substantial compensation package

      Cons

      Very demanding of time and energy, and it's a conservative company with little diversity

      Advice to Management

      Improve work-life balance for employees in order to increase retention

    10. "Ok, it's got more downs then ups. They expect it to be your life and nothing else matters"

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      Current Employee - Electrical Technician in Old Bridge, NJ
      Current Employee - Electrical Technician in Old Bridge, NJ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at International Paper full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      All the overtime you want, there's always work. Something always needs to be addressed. Good job if you wanna live there.

      Cons

      You don't have any PTO. You have 2 floating days and you have to wait a year for vacation days, you can't take a single day of vaca until you've been there 3 years

      Advice to Management

      Learn to care for your employees

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