Alcoa Employee Reviews
Out of 204 Alcoa employee reviews, 41% were positive. The remaining 59% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Alcoa improve their work culture. The HR team, with 82% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Alcoa compared to all other departments at the company. The Product team offered the most constructive feedback, with 87% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
The executive team is very human and approachable compared to other similar size companies I have worked at.
Review from HR Dept
Open, honest, transparent. They are very good.
Review from Finance Dept
Great teams to work with
Communication is strong amongst the team leaders
Hands on, very proactive - personal chaps
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Understanding heat stress, and break time.
Treating people like people not machines
Bunch of independent operators. No loyalty to alcoa
leadership lacks vision, they struggle to see beyond 30 days out. leadership is NOT vested in the employees, only their own self interest
Where do I start, Its a long road.. give up on the emperor's new clothes fantasy
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Don't know. Haven't been on compo
Very good compensation, bonus and benefits, pension plan is much better than most
Review from HR Dept
I like the 401K match
Amount of equity is fair
Review from Finance Dept
i still get it all the time
Review from Operations Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
We get no stock compensation
better pay and more time off
Yes. A lot of apathy towards grunts.
Treat staff better equally to union members ie Medical allowances?
Review from Operations Dept
We are forced to work 16 hour shifts in heat that the normal person can't handle! Alcoa doesn't care about their employees!
Review from Operations Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
Nice people, smart and hard working
Review from HR Dept
Smart, hard working, high integrity
Review from Finance Dept
all ways on time every time
Review from Operations Dept
Some nice people, fun to work with..not all
All departments workers are friendly and have a laugh.
Review from Operations Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Most of them are high at work, so would help if they were sober
More time to improve the work we do - remove the ineffective meetings and over explaining to management just to justify your positions - let us get on with it and remove the road blocks.
Review from Operations Dept
Fresher thinking, better accountability and faster execution
Review from HR Dept
Very friendly and professional, enjoy my work
People need to be more confident in their own decision making. They also need to better themselves. Learning doesn't stop when you are employed.
Review from Operations Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Flexibility first model- work from home with access to a nice downtown office when needed, no waste of time in meetings, clarity in work objectives
Review from HR Dept
We got a hoody once
I like that I work for a global company. They are committed to creating an everyone culture. I like they are focused on inclusion.
Open, honest, transparent. Very little politics
Review from Finance Dept
getting paid every week on time
Review from Operations Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
TAKE CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE FINANCIaLLY
Lots of things , stop being so phoney
Interaction as a team effort working on the same level.
Review from Operations Dept
The upper management and CEO needs to listen to their employees!
Review from Operations Dept
Leadership and listening to employee suggestions
Review from Operations Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
I interviewed with people from around the world.
nothing id good about the interview process, this company is terrible
Focused on safety & procedures that benefited the workers & environment overall.
Review from Operations Dept
very short for me, they already knew me
I would like it if it made any difference
Review from Operations Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Get hr out of the way
Its slow, ridiculous questions that are irrelevant to anything.
remove the speed dating process - not indepth enough
Review from Operations Dept
I never had an interview,I was hired as a Temporary Worker,I was brought on right off the street.
Review from Product Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
Knowing I am making an impact and helping others.
Working with smart and hard working colleagues.
Review from Finance Dept
flexible hours, you can come in late if needed
Lots of opportunities and global exposure.
Review from HR Dept
The people that I work with and the ability to do things to help others to be great leaders.
Review from HR Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
CEO is alwas some scumbag that makes to mutch
leadership lining their own pockets while their employees are left in the cold. leadership taking credit for the work employees do
executive leadership, upper management, middle management and first line supervisors only care about profit.....NOTHING else
decline in accountability for employees - too much emphasis on blaming the supervisors rather than take responsibility for management's past mistakes
Review from Operations Dept
We are chasing our tails, because we don't have the right stuff to work with we have to improvise then go back and change everything we did before. Its ridiculous, wast of time and on a safety note your running fork trucks twice as much and you n day shift it get very crowded with traffic in the mil
Review from Operations Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Younger executives with fresh outlook and mindset