Temple-Inland Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"It quickly gets to the points."

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"It is a large corporation with strong national coverage."

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

"Speaking for the northeast territory only they should avoid working here. I have spoken to a couple of recruiters who refuse to place candidates with this group which speaks volumes as to the issues with this company."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"It was poorly managed at the district level. They are very aware of problems at the local level but refused to take action to solve them. The management was newly hired from a competitor that failed and they a brought the same failed tactics to Temple-Inland. They worked as a personal club that resulted in no trust in going to them to work out issues. The end result was lost sales and a situation where gaining new business was impossible. The Madison Ohio location was the smallest facility and furthest away in the district and had no support."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The district management should be removed and professionals brought in who can properly do the job. The good old boy system must be eliminated for them to be successful."

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Industrial atmosphere and the start up."

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

"Good starter job"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"The environment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop leaders"

"Good place overall"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Good people for the most part."

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

"Be careful on dress and promises. Watch out for downsizing"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Lack of promotion and pay increases."

"old traditional paper mill"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Left to do your thing with little oversight. Lots of freedom in my days there"

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

"Wear a suit that can get dirty."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Could not get promoted or pay raise. Everyone there made more money that I did by 100%"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep raises moving with gain in experience. Never tell an engineer that he can be treated like dirt because he is a local hire."

"Negative"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Salary and benefits"

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

"Hold out for the big bucks as the injustice you have to put up with does not justify the salary."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Unjust termination of employees without cause."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to be people friendly as the company used to be, get rid of your senior management in Austin."

"Great company"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"ability to make a diiference."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Marketing Job was discontinued"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to sell value added options."

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Team spirited atmosphere"

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

"You will love this company, apply, apply, apply"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"growth opportunities don't happen frequently, longevity in positions mainly to blame, people stay because they love it"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote team members from within"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"I was independent"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Training was not available"

"It was a long, long time ago. I think I was with the wrong group of people. My advancement was constantly curtailed."

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Kevin Budde was a good mentor. He made sure I landed at a branch, time and time again."

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

"Depends who you interview with."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Being the outcast for not being a partygirl."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sniff around a bit."

"TIN was a revolving door of management with little ability to communicate expectations"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"There were a lot of good hourly employees and salaried coworkers who were a oy to work with"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"The revolving door of upper management at the facility I was at."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To clearly communicate expectations then get out of the way and let the leadership team do their job."

"Lots of changes made about the time I left when the original owner gave his children complete control of the company."

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Good people in Diboll - easy going and easy to work with."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"The changes made by the children of the owner when they brought a hatchet man in to eliminate jobs and then force people to move to another location because they liked Austin better than Diboll, but the people being supported remained in Diboll."

"Great place to work"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Great place to work, opportunity to directly support the users of system"

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

"Learn about the paper business"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Code developing standards could have been better"

"A company in flux when I worked there."

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Being able to make a difference selling new and innovative box packaging."

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

"Have a box selling background."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Position in company was downsized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back and recapture profitable sections of the box business."

"Immediate reactions of a new comer"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"The responsibilities and independence."

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

"Be yourself and be honest."

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"While working third shift I was left as the only maintenance personnel."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Add a second personnel to the third shift roster and be more open minded about employee recommendations."

"Good place to work overall. Lot of favoritism"

What do you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Working to solve problems. Teaching cust svc reps what I know able corrugated. Working as a team"

What don't you like about working at Temple-Inland?

"Main boss did not want to hear bad news so it was difficult to work with him when you did have a problem."