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    Found 182 reviews

    3.7
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    66%
    Recommend to a Friend
    85%
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    Nucor CEO John J. Ferriola
    John J. Ferriola
    65 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Good pay, excellent bonuses, personal and professional development" (in 20 reviews)

    • "Great company, very fast paced work environment" (in 14 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Supervisor in Dallas, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nucor full-time for more than 9 years

      Pros

      incredible opportunities and great culture

      Cons

      have to relocate to move up,

    2. "Older Technology, Older Way of Thinking"

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      Current Employee - Process Engineer 

      I have been working at Nucor full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      -Great Bonuses - Hard Working Group of People - No defined path, and can learn anything. - Will learn applicable engineering tools.

      Cons

      -Looked at as the red headed step child group. -Not receptive to change. Change only occurs after the issue happens. -Good ole boy system very present. -Different expectations across the board. -No investment in employees. - Feels like you are working in the 90s when it comes to mentality of life.

      Advice to Management

      Understand that you should invest in your workers. If they are unhappy, there is no incentive for them to stay. You have to start adapting to what is actually happening in the world. If you do not choose to adapt, you will never keep any real talent in the area.

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    3. "Good company, management is horrible"

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      Former Employee - Accounts Receivable in Blytheville, AR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Nucor full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good benefits, pay is great

      Cons

      Management is horrible. I’ll never work there again

    4. "HR Representative"

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      Former Employee - Human Resources Representative 
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Nucor full-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      Solid Experience at the Industrial Plant.

      Cons

      There are no cons for this company.

    5. "Employees are treated very well"

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      Current Employee - Transportation 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nucor full-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      Good pay, excellent bonuses, personal and professional development.

      Cons

      Entirely production focussed, other specialties get side-tracked with little opportunity for advancement.

    6. "Maintenance"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nucor full-time

      Pros

      Good company for engineering job

      Cons

      Work work work work work

    7. "CCl"

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

      I have been working at Nucor full-time

      Pros

      Good work with all people

      Cons

      Easy hours with all people

      Advice to Management

      None

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Not as expected"

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      Current Employee - Laborer in Crawfordsville, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Nucor full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Can make as much as the time you want to put out. Doing many different tasks during shift

      Cons

      They really don’t want you to have days off. Made to feel guilty about wanting a day off. They really like to cover their but by having you sign off on things that don’t even pertain to your daily work. As a laborer they are constantly training you but are never given the time to actually perfect what you have learned yet when someone calls in you are expected to be just as good as the guy who has done it for years. They...

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      Advice to Management

      It would not matter. Nucor is always rite

    9. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Safety Engineer in Louisville, KY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nucor full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Workers are great and want to do good work at a safe pace.

      Cons

      Sometimes work 12 hour shifts

      Advice to Management

      Thank you for allowing teammates to feel that they can discuss any issue with you in a relaxed atmosphere.

    10. "Good company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Nucor full-time

      Pros

      Great opportunity to learn control systems

      Cons

      Pay system is based on Bonus structure

      Advice to Management

      Make bonus system fair for all (cold Mill, hot Mill, melt shop, Castrip)

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