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Mark S. Sutton
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"Great environment with good pay" (in 122 reviews)
"Good benefits; 401k matching; Leader insight for betting on the future of corrugated" (in 59 reviews)
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"Work-Life Balance, sometimes difficult to get internal plants on board for sales" (in 63 reviews)
"Long hours switch shifts every now and then" (in 63 reviews)
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Fast pace environment. Competitive Compensation. Strong Emphasis on Safety.
Cons
Union Environment. Heavy Corporate Presence. Poor Work/Life Balance.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Plenty of learning opportunities, large company that has many resources and support staff so you're never on your own dealing with problems, reasonably competitive salary, the company works well across sites so there is ample opportunity for growth and upward or lateral movements, excellent college graduate orientation program
Cons
Old company comes with outdated ideology. Expect long work hours with poor work life balance.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Pay, Advancement, Opportunity and Make your own schedule
Cons
Work-Life Balance, sometimes difficult to get internal plants on board for sales.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great Salary, Great Benefits, Good Work Life Balance
Cons
Poor Political Views, Poor Diversity & Inclusion Efforts
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great company and work life balance, competitive pay and time off
Cons
Could start with more time off and just okay insurance
- Former Intern, less than 1 year★★★★★
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-excellent pay -company culture that cares about workers -safety is high priority -highly professional environment - people are friendly but do not cross boundaries -relatively diverse management for manufacturing environment -great work life balance for most managers and interns alike -typically reasonable expectations and friendly team of engineers/coworkers
Cons
-the location I worked at was in a very rural area (pro and a con really) so it could be far from things to do -environment can be stressful at times (nothing out of the ordinary) -safety still needs improvement, so there's a good reason why it's so high priority -HR team at this mill has a very untrustworthy and retaliatory reputation. Management and general population at the mill are pretty great though.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Pays well compared to others
Cons
Work life balance is lacking
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Good pay Annual raise 3 Weeks vacation after one year
Cons
Poor work life balance Expensive health insurance
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Get learning opportunity for career building.
Cons
Work life balance is a learning curve.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Inclusive. Good training. Anyone's ideas are valid. good work/life balance.
Cons
So large, sometimes it's hard to find information you need.
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