Owens Corning Employee Reviews about "good pay"

Pros

Above average pay and endless OT if you want.

Cons

Absolutely unorganized company. They lay out a pay progression plan, then will make make you badger them endlessly to get paid. Terrible management. Above OSHA standard of silica in the air that will kill you over time.

Pros

good pay and holiday vacattion

Cons

too many politics no accountability

Pros

Intern pay was very good and was able to become friends with kids from many different schools. Mike Thamen, CEO, is a great leader and has made great decisions for the direction of the company.

Cons

The finance department hired close to 20 interns and only offers 5 or 6. If you are looking for a company to offer you a full time position after an interview there are better options, however it will open up a large amount of opportunities after the internship.

Pros

Decent pay and overtime as much as you want

Cons

Culture of blame the operator not the machines. Work life balance is a major issue.

Pros

Work life balance is probably better than most companies. They don't do 'google' type benefits but it's fairly liberal about your comings and goings. It's an individual thing, they don't pay nor reward well in house but pay out the nose to get people in from outside because they can't keep good people employed. Toledo isn't an exciting town nor are the plant locations so choose wisely. So if you can come in you can get paid above average pay as others have done. The business has a cyclical nature, so while it's in the downslope now most likely it's going to go back up in 2 years. The company makes products directly associated with the environmental movement (insulation/windmill blade parts etc.) which is nice also. In short, it's worth working for only if all the pieces are right for you. It's worked for me for many years but not for others.

Cons

Pick a consultant driven buzzword, program, or book and chances are OC used it for about a month. OC has a culture that thrives on the soft side of things vice results. Run your business into the ground? Say you tried and did it with zero injuries and you're likely to survive. Candor is non existent even though it's a value they claim to have. True, respectful candor gets crushed and the smart ones know to shut up and go along or get gone. There is no backbone at OC for the hard things that need to be done to succeed. I don't spend time in the plants or field as much but am close with lots of them. Union plants claim there is zero accountability among the hourly ranks but complete accountability among the salaried ranks (translation - the unions take them to the cleaners daily but they never fight back and just work the salaried harder to compensate and they quit). Non Union plants say they spend more time on moronic programs that drive zero results (Q12, 21 factors, 20 keys, SAFE score, to name a few) than running their businesses. The salaried system is killing their talent retention - we have this crazy system of paying your base pay below market value but claiming your bonus is what makes you paid better than others. Two problems with that: the bonus for a lot of people was under $1000 for most of us last year because the market stunk, and everyone knows they're lowballing you because base pay is key for everything, not bonuses.

Pros

The people are super nice and helpful, and they have a lot of meaningful work for you to do. You will never be bored the entire time and the pay is great! Also, the campus is cool, on the river, and they work really hard to make sure you're having a good time.

Cons

Fiberglass is not very exciting.

Pros

The pay and that's pretty much it

Cons

Horrible management and bad scheduling

Pros

Fair pay structure and good benefits

Cons

Nothing I can think of.

Pros

Good pay and can make alit of ot money

Cons

None that I can say

Pros

Pay is alright and benefits are nice

Cons

Working in extreme heat isn’t fun and does wear on you