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Bridgestone Americas

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Bridgestone Americas reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,908 total reviews)
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Scott Damon

60% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Bridgestone Americas has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,908 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bridgestone Americas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Mar 4, 2020

Terrible Place

Recommend
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Pros

The only good thing about the Wilson plant is the pay.

Cons

I could write a book. Many people complain about the rotating hours but you accept that when you are hired. The forced overtime is almost cruel at times. Management is an absolute joke. Nothing but a bunch of "yes men" who don't give two cents about those that work under them. They spend all of their times staring at numbers or attending meetings and are out of touch with what goes on out on the production floor. Management also will twist and manipulate policy to suite their needs. You work under a constant state of threat. Any little thing and you are threatened with a write up or worse. It's all about the numbers there, yet the equipment is sub par, not maintained, and archaic. Claim they care about their employees but nothing could be farther from the truth. No matter hard hard you work or how much you do its never enough. The most negative work experience I've ever had. Misery isn't strong enough to describe my time there.

1.0
Jan 2, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

standard corporate benefits but they are removing more as years go buy. bonus pay out used to be 20% of base. now it is 10% and we aren't even meeting the goals that leadership gives us. they have taken away sick days and combined vacation and sick into PTO.

Cons

you are not part of a team as management is only out for their own advancement. lots of politics. I dreaded going to work because of the environment.

2.0
Feb 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

* Recognizable Company and Brands * Highly Intelligent Coworkers * Friendly Work Environment * Opportunities for Travel or Foreign Assignments * Allowed to Take Off Every Other Friday by Working 9 hr Days * Flexible Work Hours * Allowed to Wear Jeans Every Day * Relatively New Building w/: * Covered Parking * Cafeteria * Gym * Plentiful Natural Light

Cons

* Improperly Staffed * Too Few Engineers/Chemists for Number of Projects * Too Many Levels of Management; Could be Easily Reduced by 20% * Work/Life Balance * Cannot Keep Up with Workload without Working Long Hours and Weekends * Expected to Work Holidays During Times of Crisis * Company Prioritizes Cost Savings Over Product Quality. * Cuts Corners on New Production Equipment * Refuses to Replace/Update Decades-Old Production Equipment * Company Does not Prioritize Employee Development * No Technical Career Ladder * No Clear Standards or Expectations for Promotion * IT Support is not Streamlined * Computers not Ready for New Employees on First Day of Work; May take weeks to fully onboard. * Computer Upgrades are Tedious, Often Taking Months * Decades-old, Disparate Database Systems * Company is Very Fragmented/Siloed * Poor Corporate Culture * Culture of Blame * Culture of Fear * Culture of Reprisal * Upper Management * Many Important Positions Filled by Those w/ Little or No Tire Experience * Poor Communication w/ Lower Levels of Company * Product Development Reorganization Poorly Communicated/Implemented * Financial Results are Obfuscated * Unrealistic Financial Targets/Budgets * Travel Budget Is Consistently Insufficient * Expects Infinite Year-Over-Year Financial Growth * Highly Dependent on Raw Material Prices * Duplicitous * Practices Nepotism * Does not Take Long Term Ownership of their Positions * Many Chiefs but Very Few Leaders

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