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We Turn Raw Potential into Real Progress
Our Purpose extends beyond what we make today. It’s why we exist and how we make the world better. It reflects what we’ve always been and provides clear direction for our future and helps keep us rooted to our strengths.
Our Purpose helps guide every goal we set, decision we make, action we take and strategy we implement.
Evolving the Aluminum Industry
We are making something real at Alcoa. It’s more than incremental improvements —we are unlocking the value inside our people and processes to change the industry and shape the world we live in.
Our products help customers solve problems in a carbon-constrained world. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive low-carbon product portfolio, Sustana. We evaluate new partnerships that create materials for tomorrow’s sustainable economy. And we support recycling through innovative breakthrough technologies. read more
Alcoa Company Culture
Alcoa Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews2.6/5
Alcoa's Overall Culture is rated D
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
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C+Perks & Benefits
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CAlcoa CEO
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Roy Harvey
63 /100
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Mission, Vision, & Values
Transform your ideas into impact We invented the industry that made aluminum an everyday and essential material for the modern world. Today, Alcoans are once again innovating to answer the complex challenges that exist in a carbon-constrained world. Alcoans are redefining what it means to be a sustainable aluminum company. Our inclusive and values-based culture is the perfect environment for Alcoans to advance world-changing inventions, create breakthrough technologies, lead best-in-class safety and environmental improvements and more.
Alcoa Culture At a Glance
Alcoa has 14000 employees. 162 employees at Alcoa have reviewed Alcoa across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 days ago.
Overall, the 162 Alcoa employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Alcoa are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Alcoa, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Alcoa are not very pleased with their team. 162 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C-. Less than half believe the meetings at Alcoa are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Alcoa believe the environment at Alcoa is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Alcoa is moderate. About 35% of the employees at Alcoa work 8 hours or less, while 8% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Alcoa are not very 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
Alcoa employees generally work 10.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Alcoa report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Alcoa have 0 meetings
Meetings
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78% of Alcoa employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Alcoa employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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33% of Alcoa employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Alcoa employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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56% of Alcoa employees call their work environment negative
Environment
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Anonymous Q&A with Alcoa EmployeesMost Recent Q&A
What Operations department questions did Alcoa ask during your job interview?
If I would work rotating shifts and be willing to give it my all
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Alcoa?
Good resume and good interview, like any job.
What benefits does Alcoa provide?
Good medical, dental, 401k. Small bonus.
What Operations department questions did Alcoa ask during your job interview?
If I would work rotating shifts and be willing to give it my all
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Alcoa?
Good resume and good interview, like any job.
What benefits does Alcoa provide?
Good medical, dental, 401k. Small bonus.
H1B Visa
In 2019, Alcoa applied for 5 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Alcoa has a total of 14000 employees
5
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 100% Granted (5 out of 5)
- 0% Denied ( out of 5)
- 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 5)
- 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 5)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Alcoa
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Alcoa currently ranks in the Top 50% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Alcoa
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Alcoa currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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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
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eNPS Score
| 42% | Promoters |
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| 20% | Passives |
| 38% | Detractors |
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Perks & Benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- PTO / Vacation Policy
- Paid Holidays
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Financial Benefits
- 401K / Retirement Plan
- Performance Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Office Perks
- Company Social Outings
- Work From Home Policy
- Unique Office Space
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