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Updated May 21, 2013
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3.2 250 reviews

                             

63% Approve of the CEO

Whirlpool Chairman and CEO Jeff M. Fettig

Jeff M. Fettig

(163 ratings)

64% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Puducherry (India)

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than a year

ProsGood Workplace
Good Business Practices
Lot of Learnings
Assured Career Growth
Work Life Balance
On Shore and Off Shore Oppurtunities
Collabrating with all the workforce around the globe
Good HR practices
Decent Welfare

ConsCannot leave the Organisation and when we leave, we regret for departing for a lifetime

Advice to Senior Managementhas the potential to expand its business in various verticals other than Home Appliances

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

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Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool

ProsGood work/life balance most of the time

ConsEasy to get lost in such a large organization

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

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Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time

ProsGood products and great discounts

ConsThe I.T department is a joke. They outsource all there infrastructure and they pay for the lowest level of support which makes for very unstable systems. They are more interested in hiring a manager than an actual I.T person. They do not value technical skills at all. If you know too much they will try and get rid of you.

Forced rankings - they have this system where they basically manage you up or they manage you out. They will literally make up anything they like against you and put it in your employee record. HR will side with management every time. I know someone who was given a poor rating and they didn't receive a single comment as to why.

Thinking of working in I.T here? Ask the managers about turnover. Find out how long the managers and directors have held their current positions. You'll notice most people are new because the turnover is so high. Ask them what happened to the person who held the position before? Ask them if the person is still with the company?

Management sticks together - if you're a bully and have no problem giving out bad ratings and reviews you will rise to the top. If you do what's right and fight for your employees you will sink like a rock!

Are there good people here? Yes but they are few and far between. The new people they seem to be hiring are short term folks who are just passing through. The type of folks who come in an experiment. They ruin people's careers while trying to rise to the level of their own incompetence.

If you are considering a job (careers don't last here), consider yourself warned!

Advice to Senior ManagementEthics....get some!

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

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Lucknow (India)

Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool full-time for more than a year

Proscustomer and employee oriented company.

Consnot a good salery payer

Advice to Senior Managementno any.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Yakima, WA (US)

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 7 years

ProsThey offer ongoing education and skills training and management takes a personal interest in your developement.

ConsStarting pay is a little low, but anyone can advance.

Advice to Senior ManagementDoing a pretty good job of listening to employees - but maybe a little more recognization for achievers would be nice.

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

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Benton Harbor, MI (US)

Current Employee – been working at Whirlpool full-time

ProsChallenging work. Cutting edge. Talented staff.

ConsLow pay for lawyers is frustrating. Underpaid and generally under appreciated by the business.

Advice to Senior ManagementLeadership development and market rate salaries are sorely needed

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

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Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 10 years

Prosjob variety, internal promotions and good pay and benefits. I worked for 7 managers and 6 were good to great

Consthey reorganize too often, the job titles do not match industry job listings, CEO salary is too high

Advice to Senior Managementthe evaluation system is too cumbersome

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

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Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool as an intern for less than a year

Pros- Very Approachable HR management
- Good Interaction with all the employees
- Good Food
- Flats available nearby

Cons- Not much work to do
- Employees are not that experienced in their field

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep up the good work!!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Evansville, IN (US)

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 3 years

Proswork stress not high, some processes make sense

Consnot innovative, risk taking enough

Advice to Senior Managementfocus on good products, not just cost reduction

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Benton Harbor, MI (US)

Former Employee – worked at Whirlpool full-time for more than 10 years

Prosgreat products, strong Manufacturing and Technology company

Consweak leadership, poor vision at the top, only focused on cost reduction.... not brands and growth

Advice to Senior Managementvalue your people....... experience does matter

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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