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Pactiv Evergreen

Acquired by Novolex

Engaged employer

Do more with less - Manager Pactiv Evergreen Employee Review

2.0
11 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Pay is reasonably competitive

Cons

If you work in a plant be prepared for long hours. 50 hour weeks are about the best you'll get (no overtime for salaried of course), and you're always on call anyway. VPs and directors constantly ask for more results even as they push back on requesting basic resources. Plant budgetary targets are fantasy numbers dreamed up by corporate accountants and completely unachievable. Managers spend more time getting blasted in meetings than we do managing the floor, which inevitably leads to more blasting. Open positions go unfilled for months, that is if a replacement is even approved at all after a termination or retirement. Those of us who are left are asked to pick up more and more tasks until we eventually start dropping balls. If a problem requires increased spending to solve, upper management doesn't want to hear anything about it. Do more with less is the prevailing attitude.

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5.0
8 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Honest work and friendly people. Good pay and benefits.

Cons

Long hours and harsh schedule on the body.

1.0
12 May 2026
Anonymous temporary employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Direct management (Team Lead and Supervisor) are welcoming and extremely helpful with new hires.

Cons

Plant Manager likes to scream at people for fun I guess? He came through with my tl and supervisor and screamed at them in front of all of us last week.

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