Excellent Experience, Painfully Outdated - Global Segment Manager PPG Employee Review

3.0
24 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fantastic colleagues, performance driven, competitive benefits, friendly environment, challenging opportunities that bring valuable experiences.

Cons

Painfully segmented with inability to change, terrible approach to innovation, which squelches organic growth, top line sales increases driven by price increases well beyond justified, excellent sales people taking market share from competition, and acquisition of companies with similarly stagnated technology. Upper management is void of creative thinkers, who are completely disengaged, controlled by internal politics. Middle and senior managers are moved from one role to another so often, that a culture of being a “jack of all and master of none”, has become pervasive. As a result, cost cutting by the mentality that “any cog in the wheel” is replaceable, has become the operational mentality. The company is run by risk averse accountants, who will never understand innovation or dynamic decision making in a fast moving world.

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Pros

Very good work environment and your manager will give you a lot of support

Cons

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2.0
2 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Acceptable 401K matching with immediate vesting as well as an age based deferred compensation program that has a 3 year vesting period. Standard benefits and pay consistent with industry. Acceptable safety practices defined and adhered to throughout organization.

Cons

Moderately high turnover (at least my division). Inconsistent treatment of employees (flex time allowed for some employees but not others in same work category, some employees told to use personal car or phone for work activities while others get in trouble for same type of work activity, allowing some employees the options to apply and move internally while others are not allowed - and are sometimes even forced to moved to a role for which they didn't apply against their desires). Inconsistent reporting of data and legal brushes aside your questions/findings making you seem like you did something wrong when uncovering something fishy.

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