Sonoco (SC) reviews about "manager"

old software in place could be newer

No ability to move up

Lack of clear policy for managers on managing teams. Can be a pro but difficult to manage employee requests without having policy to support.

There are many better companies out there with higher wages, benefits and employee appreciation.

Due to multiple buy outs/ rebrands many of the senior management are stuck in their old ways. Lots of experience on site which is not valued by external management. A lack of willingness to address concerns and look after the wellbeing of managers when issues are raised leading to overstress, burnout and job creep.

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No AC on the production floor. Can be quite sticky in summer, but the leadership team does their best to offer hydration options and keep an eye out for heat exhaustion.

Company is based in the south so their views are a little tailored to certain beliefs which can cause a lot of frustration and discrimination at times. While they have a DE&I council, some of the groups get lack of air time and funding compared to others which is a big problem in my eyes. For example, the Women @ Sonoco or LGBT+ group often don’t get as many events or budget to plan events, etc. compared the the Veterans @ Sonoco group. Senior leadership is mostly white males but have gotten a few women in leadership roles over the years (still mostly white though). So, diversity is a bit of an issue but I know they are trying to actively change that.

since we do sometimes go from a "continuous" to a "non-continuous" schedule due to lack of business, the size of your paycheck will take a hit but this is simply an attempt to avoid laying off employees. while I did receive a pretty thorough three months of training I have heard from my co-workers in other departments that training can be a rushed process where they aren't entirely confident in how to perform their job. At times expectations as far as production or workload can be a bit foggy and are told to just do what you can and sometimes what you can do isn't quite enough in the eyes of supervisors who are likely getting a talking to from upper management and that rolls downhill to you.