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Industry: Paper Manufacturing · HQ: Lake Forest, IL · https://www.pactiv.com

Working at Pactiv in Lake Forest, IL: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Lake Forest, IL Area

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On average, employees in Lake Forest, IL at Pactiv give their company a 2.9 rating out of 5.0 based on 3, whereas overall Average Rating of Pactiv is 3.5 out of 5.0 based on 38 Pactiv Review Ratings. The happiest Pactiv employees in Lake Forest, IL are Senior .NET Developers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Regional Continuous Improvement Managers with a rating of 3.9.

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3.5
Average Rating
(based on 32 Pactiv Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.2
Growth Opportunities
3.0
People You Work With
4.0
Person You Work For
3.6
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.4
Way You Work
3.8
Work Setting
3.5
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Working at Pactiv in Lake Forest, IL: 3 Employee Reviews

Senior .NET Developer
in Lake Forest, IL

What do you like about working at Pactiv?

"Everything at pactiv. I like the environment, work and people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Very good company to work for but its fast pace!"

What don't you like about working at Pactiv?

"Nothing really I pretty much like everything about pactiv (work and people)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"management is new so no suggestions as they need time"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Regional Continuous Improvement Manager
in Lake Forest, IL

"Great organization during private ownership but recently lost it's business compass."

What do you like about working at Pactiv?

"The ability to set the pace of the organization for the next 20 years with Lean application."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company no longer embraces continuous improvement - long term value creation is not valued."

What don't you like about working at Pactiv?

"CEO deciding to sell the company to a venture capitalist and the decision to discard Lean."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management team including directors and plant managers were great to work with."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.5
Pactiv (38)
4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is Packaging Corporation of America (9)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Letica (11)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,075)
Demand Planner
in Lake Forest, IL

"slave-ship"

What do you like about working at Pactiv?

"Exposed to SAP and other cutting edge supply chain management strategies. Great place to learn and prepare for your next role outside of the company.."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to work somewhere where you can coast, have job security, make a below average salary but decent benefits and go home at 4:30 everyday, then Pactiv is for you. If you are a driven person looking for advancement, steer clear."

What don't you like about working at Pactiv?

"Performance means nothing. Regardless if you are a star or sleep at your desk, everyone is compensated and promoted at a snails pace based on seniority."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to better identify the talent and develop a proper strategy to challenge and compensate them."

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