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Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
464
TOTAL
RATINGS
3459

Georgia-Pacific Company Culture

Georgia-Pacific Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.4/5
Georgia-Pacific's Overall Culture is rated C+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Georgia-Pacific CEO

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Christian Fischer Georgia-Pacific's CEO
Christian Fischer
70 /100

Diversity at Georgia-Pacific

Top 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A-

Diverse employees at Georgia-Pacific have rated Perks And Benefits, Executive Team, and Happiness as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Georgia-Pacific

Top 20%Top 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B+

Women at Georgia-Pacific have rated Team, Outlook, and Meetings as the highest categories they have scored

Georgia-Pacific eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

4

Georgia-Pacific employees are 4% more likely to recommend Georgia-Pacific as a great place to work

41%Promoters
22%Passives
37%Detractors

Working at Georgia-Pacific

Working at Georgia-Pacific is rated average by 464 employees, across various culture dimensions. Georgia-Pacific employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Manager, and Compensation categories, putting Georgia-Pacific’s culture in the Top 50% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 45% compared to other companies in Atlanta. See below in detail how working at Georgia-Pacific was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Georgia-Pacific

C+

Overall Company Culture at Georgia-Pacific is rated C+

Last updated 21 days ago

Top
50%

Georgia-Pacific ranks in the Top 50% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 464 Employees

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HR
87
HR87
Marketing
79
Marketing79
Finance
76
Finance76
Admin
75
Admin75
Engineering
74
Engineering74
Operations
69
Operations69
Product
60
Product60

Georgia-Pacific Employee Reviews

Out of 282 Georgia-Pacific employee reviews, 67% were positive. The remaining 33% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Georgia-Pacific improve their work culture.

67%
33%
Positive Reviews67%
Constructive Feedback33%

Positive Reviews From Georgia-Pacific Employees

  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    Paid time off is great
  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    Explaining all of my previous experince
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Getting all the orders out on time

Constructive Feedback From Georgia-Pacific Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Treating everyone the same because they dont!
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    How about minding the business that pays them and stay out people way
  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    I show more enthusiasm lol

Georgia-Pacific Company Information

Georgia-Pacific Company Overview

Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.

Georgia-Pacific was founded in 1927 and its current CEO is Christian Fischer. Since its inception 99 years ago, Georgia-Pacific has grown to 40891 employees.

Georgia-Pacific Mission, Vision & Values

Georgia-Pacific Mission Statement

providing incentives for everyone to focus on advancing the mission. Philosophically and culturally, Georgia-Pacific will likely grow in ways proven successful over the years at Koch companies – based on the fact that the company will be a subsidiary of Koch Industries, assuming successful completion of this merger.

Georgia-Pacific Values

  • INTEGRITY
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • STEWARDSHIP & COMPLIANCE
  • HUMILITY
  • TRANSFORMATION
  • RESPECT
  • PRINCIPLED ENTREPRENEURSHIP™
  • SELF ACTUALIZATION

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Georgia-Pacific

Sustainability comes naturally to people at Georgia-Pacific. Not only do our products help improve people’s lives, but we also operate in ways that enhance the quality of life in our communities, help ensure the economic stability of our company and help protect our environmental resources.

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation sets aside resources to improve life in the communities where we operate. We’ve worked with thousands of outstanding community-based programs, service projects and disaster relief efforts, focusing our investment in four areas we believe make the most impact: education, environment, enrichment and entrepreneurship.

Headquarter133 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States of America
Websitewww.gp.com/
Founding Date1927
Tel1-404-652-4000
Company StatusPrivate
Social Sites

Georgia-Pacific Competitors

Georgia-Pacific competitors include Kimberly-Clark and International Paper. Georgia-Pacific ranks 2nd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Georgia-Pacific compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Kimberly-Clark's Logo
    Kimberly-Clark
    4.2/5
  2. #2
    Georgia-Pacific's Logo
    Georgia-Pacific
    3.4/5
  3. #3
    International Paper's Logo
    International Paper
    3.2/5
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Georgia-Pacific Employees

Georgia-Pacific has 40891 employees. 464 employees at Georgia-Pacific have reviewed Georgia-Pacific across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 21 days ago.

Overall, the 464 Georgia-Pacific employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Georgia-Pacific are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Georgia-Pacific, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Georgia-Pacific are generally satisfied with their team. 464 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. The majority believe the meetings at Georgia-Pacific are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Georgia-Pacific believe the environment at Georgia-Pacific is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Georgia-Pacific is comfortably fast. About 43% of the employees at Georgia-Pacific work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Georgia-Pacific are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Georgia-Pacific employees generally work 9.9 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Georgia-Pacific report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
73% of Georgia-Pacific employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Georgia-Pacific employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
60% of Georgia-Pacific employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Georgia-Pacific employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
A Day in the Life
64% of Georgia-Pacific employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Georgia-Pacific - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Georgia-Pacific is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Georgia-Pacific employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 67% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Georgia-Pacific KPIs and OKRs

At Georgia-Pacific 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Georgia-Pacific's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 8 Georgia-Pacific employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 5 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes62%
No38%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Georgia-Pacific CEO & Leadership

Georgia-Pacific CEO - Christian Fischer

Christian Fischer Georgia-Pacific's CEO
70 /100

Georgia-Pacific’s CEO Christian Fischer started in this role in 2017. Christian’s approval rate is just above average, putting Christian in the Top 40% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 40% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Atlanta. Christian Fischer is well regarded by employees for the Manager Georgia-Pacific offers, and ranks among the Top 40% of CEOs by employees in that category. Christian is most liked by Hispanic or Latino employees and employees with the company for Less than 1 Year. However, employees with the company for 1 to 2 Years have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Georgia-Pacific’s competitors, Christian Fischer ranks just below International Paper’s CEO Mark Sutton. With Christian’s leadership, Georgia-Pacific employee respondents are most happy about their Manager and Compensation. Christian was rated slightly below average for Professional Development.

Georgia-Pacific Leadership

The Georgia-Pacific Executive Team is rated a “C” and led by CEO Christian Fischer, Senior Vice President Marketing John Strom, and VP Information Technology Robby Cullens

  • Christian Fischer  CEO / President

    Christian Fischer CEO / President

    Christian Fischer serves as the CEO / President of Georgia-Pacific.

  • John Strom Senior Vice President Marketing

    John Strom serves as the Senior Vice President Marketing of Georgia-Pacific LLC. John started at Georgia-Pacific LLC in... read more

  • Robby Cullens VP Information Technology

    Robby Cullens serves as the VP Information Technology of Georgia-Pacific LLC. Robby started at Georgia-Pacific LLC in... read more

  • David Park Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development

    David Park serves as the Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development of Georgia-Pacific LLC. David started at... read more

  • Justin Honaman Vice President, Analytics, Digital and Technology Transformation

    Justin Honaman serves as the Vice President, Analytics, Digital and Technology Transformation of Georgia-Pacific.

  • Rick Rising Division VP - Sales

    Rick Rising serves as the Division VP - Sales of Georgia-Pacific LLC. Rick started at Georgia-Pacific LLC in October of... read more

  • Alex Green Vice President, Consumer Packaging

    Alex Green serves as the Vice President, Consumer Packaging of Georgia-Pacific LLC. Alex started at Georgia-Pacific LLC... read more

  • Robert Barger Chief Digital Officer

    Robert Barger serves as the Chief Digital Officer of Georgia-Pacific LLC. Robert started at Georgia-Pacific LLC in July... read more

  • Fran Cioffi Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

    Fran Cioffi serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Georgia-Pacific LLC. Fran started at... read more

Georgia-Pacific Salaries

How much does Georgia-Pacific pay?

How much do people at Georgia-Pacific get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Georgia-Pacific is $108,996, or $52 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $111,086, or $53 per hour.

At Georgia-Pacific, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $250,112 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $39,631 annually. Average Georgia-Pacific salaries by department include: Design at $110,016, Sales at $83,365, Communications at $233,423, and Finance at $88,352. Half of Georgia-Pacific salaries are above $111,086.

172 employees at Georgia-Pacific rank their Compensation in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 523 ratings) while 171 employees at Georgia-Pacific rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 177 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Georgia-Pacific employees include job titles like Senior Developer, Brand Manager, Social Media Manager, and Marketing Operations. Comparably data has a total of 7 salary records from Georgia-Pacific employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$59k
$59k1st Percentile
20th Percentile
$87k
$87k20th Percentile
40th Percentile
$110k
$110k40th Percentile
60th Percentile
$235k
$235k60th Percentile
80th Percentile
$277k
$277k80th Percentile
100th Percentile
$496k
$496k100th Percentile
$108,996*
Average Compensation
$111,086*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Georgia-Pacific Salaries by City

Georgia-Pacific Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Georgia-Pacific

Diverse employees at Georgia-Pacific score the company 75/100 across various culture categories, placing Georgia-Pacific in the Top 15% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Georgia-Pacific across various culture dimensions.

Our goal is to sustain a culture of excellence and inclusion where every employee feels valued and respected.,

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 90/100
Department - Finance
Men 77/100
Department - Marketing
Diverse Employees 83/100
Tenure - Over 10 Years

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 73/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Men 56/100
Department - Product
Diverse Employees 59/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years

Georgia-Pacific Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance

Georgia-Pacific PTO

Georgia-Pacific's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year. Paid Time Off is Georgia-Pacific's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Georgia-Pacific's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time17%
Vacation Policy33%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution50%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo25%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo25%
$500 -$1000/mo50%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Georgia-Pacific Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Georgia-Pacific applied for 65 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 89% were approved, 6% certified-withdrawn, and 5% withdrawn.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Georgia-Pacific unveil that 3 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 4 were withdrawn by Georgia-Pacific after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Georgia-Pacific has a total of 40891 employees

65
Total Applied
  • 89% Granted (58 out of 65)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 65)
  • 5% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (3 out of 65)
  • 6% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (4 out of 65)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Georgia-Pacific Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Georgia-Pacific on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
26%
IT
14%
Customer Support
12%
Marketing
11%
Engineering
8%
Other
29%

Candidates By Location

Atlanta
55%
Jackson
2%
Roswell
2%
Ellenwood
1%
Mobile
1%
Other
38%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Georgia-Pacific

What is Georgia-Pacific address?

Georgia-Pacific location is at 133 Peachtree Street

Who is the CEO of Georgia-Pacific?

Georgia-Pacific CEO is Christian Fischer, their score by employees is 70

What is Georgia-Pacific eNPS?

The eNPS for Georgia-Pacific is 4

What is the salary for Creative Director in Georgia-Pacific?

Creative Director average salary in the US is 153k

What are the salaries in the IT in Georgia-Pacific?

The average salaries for IT in Georgia-Pacific is 65k

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