United States Steel Reviews

Former Employee – worked at United States Steel full-time for more than a year

Pros – --Pay and benefits- they are very good, will pay you for over 8 hrs if you are there long enough
-Vacation-3 weeks after 1 year
-The cool factor-The process of turning steel in to useful products is amazing
-The exposure to all of the different things you work one as an engineer-you gain tons of useful experience.
-As a mechanical engineer working in a steel plant is the best overall learning experience I ever had.

Cons – -The management does not develop managers, they just pass on bad management habits such as belittling employees, screaming in your face, do as I say, not as I do situations, and the list can go on
-Too much hurry up and wait-way too many just be here moments and watch rather than actually accomplishing anything
-Poor maintenance attitude, management does not maintain their equipment
-Working with the union-They have many very capable people, but have a lot of duds too
-A lot of hours required to really complete your job due to laziness on everyone else's part
-Too much emphasis on useless safety programs
-No career development
-Training outside of safety is non existant.
-Very strong "promote the one who get the boss coffee" not who is qualified

Advice to Senior Management – -Upgrade your corporate culture, a little goes a long way here
-Have a better maintenance attitude, if you take care of your equipment it will take care of you.
-Too many toxic leaders occupy your operations ranks,- you are creating managers that do not take responsiblity for their actions, just ones that defer blame.
-Unless you start to change your culture you will lose employees at an alarming rate, there is no more golden handcuffs (penison) to hold people there

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at United States Steel full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Many good people. Some decent perks. Salary isn't what it once was when they had a pension fund for new hires but not awful. Healthcare plan good but not what it once was either. This company is running on it's reputation from 50 years ago but it's no longer that same company and nor are the benefits.

Cons – Their management philosphy is from Andrew Carnegie's time. Most managers line of thinking is to do things the "US Steel way" or "we've always done it this way because it's the US Steel way" even if it's a completely outdated management practice or a technologically dated practice.

Human Resources is worthless. Plan on seeing them the first few days of employment and then never again.

Upper management is long on promises to individuals for the future and short on keeping them. Generally people who are promoted are either one of the "chosen few" or are related to someone in upper management (nepotism is rampant and encouraged).

The new ERP system which they've been working on for many years and have spent millions of dollars on has many shortcomings and is hampering the commercial side of their business.

Advice to Senior Management – Update management philisophy,mentality and culture to the 21st century. Treat your employee's like professionals. Lie less often, live up to what you promise more often.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -lots of perks (nice office, free food, etc,)
-decent pay
-no cubicles

Cons – -coworkers are nice, but very boring (put you to sleep boring)
-management will try to stiff you on the salary if possible so negotiate wisely in the beginning
-large company mentality (26 forms to buy a pencil..ok not 26 but you get the idea)
-good old boy mentality still exists

Advice to Senior Management – Give employees the option to work from home 1 day per week or leave at noon on Fridays. Get involved in the Houston Community

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great benifits and pay is reasonable. People who work there are great. Most coworkers are more than willing to help you out if you communicate well with them.

Cons – Management treats employees poorly. Poorly managed. Much waste with little accountability and too much emphasis on quantity and speed as apposed to quality and safety. A person can get in trouble for items left in personal vehicles in the parking lot so check your car often or else you will be in for an inquisition.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't use safety as a means of punishing employees, but as a tool to keep employees safe.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at United States Steel full-time for more than a year

Pros – Will be busy at this location due to nat gas drilling.

Cons – Steel industry too cyclical and layoff common in down times

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel full-time

Pros – The pay is competitive. There is much room for improvement because employees are constantly moving around.

Cons – Old school mentality-yelling and screaming rather than actually thinking about the issue and working it out. Too much negativity when it comes to management style. Management jumps to conclusions and loves to point the finger rather than taking the blame and resolving the issue. Too many know-it-alls in management.

Advice to Senior Management – Figure out how to resolve the cons or US Steel will constantly lose the younger generation.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great networking potential. Great experience with many aspects of the business.

Cons – Long hours and weekends. Excessive overtime.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire more managers to meet the expectations.

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel

Pros – Good benefit in the area. Nice working environment.

Cons – A lot of traveling. Need balance with family.

Advice to Senior Management – More communication with employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel

Pros – Great benefits, decent salary and wages. Working at the plants there is a lot of teamwork and communication between groups.

Cons – People are handpicked for jobs. Don't expect to plan your own career path, it will be planned for you. If you don't move, you will be passed over.

Current Employee – been working at United States Steel

Pros – The wages are descent and the benefits are good and paid for. There is really no hard job plant wide.

Cons – Terrible environment , terrible management , anytime someone calls off you get stuck working a 16 hour shift to cover for them, no unity in union and swing shift.

Advice to Senior Management – Its not 1950 Wives work too and people have families . And learn how to talk to your employees they are what makes the company go round.