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International Paper

Is this your company?

Salary side is full of liars eho smile to your face then stab you in the back. - Laborer International Paper Employee Review

1.0
2 Sept 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay for employees hired before 2013. New hires mske substantially less and it's NOT worth it.

Cons

Worst working hours in the country. You work 7 days on 3rd shift then off for one day, 7 days on 2nd then off for one day, 7 days on first then off for 4 days. You work nights, weekends, holidays. IP refuses to pay bonus holiday pay. Company preaches safety constantly, but it's all a sham. If there's an accident, the employees are blamed for getting hurt. All of the Safety Observation Cards, where numerous employees reported a safety issue to Management will disappear and the person who got hurt will be thrown under the bus. Management regularly ducks responsibility for inaction, complacency, and outright lies. IP hires bargain price college kids for Management positions who dont know the first thing about the jobs and have no idea how to work or talk with men who've been pouring blood, sweat, and tears into tough jobs since the kids were playing in a sandbox. They hire felons for the tax break, and allow them to be lazy, yet reprimand hard-working employees if they use harsh language. God forbid some lazy idiot gets their feelings hurt after theyve been asked to do simple tasks multiple times in a polite way. They bleed money through antiquated software, policies and safety procedures. They refuse to entertain fantastic ideas by employees unless they company can screw the employees overbon yet another contract issues. IP will cut out their eyes to spite their face. This was a fantastic place to work and raise a family before IP bought it. The entire company is a cancer now.

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5.0
11 Dec 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers/environment Easy work for outstanding pay Great schedule that is set for a year and allows 1 full week off every 4 weeks.

Cons

Can be extremely dirty. A bad day with plugs can be very physically demanding.

1.0
10 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits were fairly decent when I was there. PTO was pretty generous. Pay was decent enough, along with a Bonus at certain pay levels. Many of the people I worked with there were outstanding - although, most of them are gone now. They did retain a few subject matter experts, most have left or leaving - but I guess it's a possible pro they might not cut your entire department..

Cons

The Cons are the new 'wonder boy' CEO. This puts most of the 'Pros' here on shaky ground. The new CEO - Andy Silvernail, is a ruthless cost cutter. I would expect as/if the stock continues to drop - other benefits, people, or pay will be gouged - like they did the entire IT department. Andy was making big stock promises when he started up, but it was clear from the start, his only concern was the stock price. I still talk to some people they did retain or forced over ("rebadged" - such a terribly soulless word for it) to the new MSP. Every single one of them is at their wit's end. They are hemorrhaging what's left of IT in the company and all of the deep knowledge with them. It WAS a great place to work - now they report working 60+ hours a week trying to make up for the incompetence of the new MSP. At least one of them told me that he has dealt with more downtime and high priority problems in the last couple months, than the previous 15 years there. So if you are considering a job in IT at this company - in any capacity, expect to work long hours with no real path or possibility for advancement.

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