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      Whirlpool Corporation

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      Whirlpool Corporation reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (4,115 total reviews)
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      Marc Bitzer

      52% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Whirlpool Corporation has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Whirlpool Corporation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufatura industry (3.5 stars).

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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Jul 22, 2008

      Review of Whirlpool Corporation

      Gis analyst
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The level of freedom allowed as well as growth programs at Whirlpool are great. There are many opportunities to grow and rise in the company. The environment is well suited and very casual. The pay as well as the benefits are also quite good.

      Cons

      Often, I am left alone at my desk with little to no direction on what it is I actually should be doing or what is competently expected of me. With this, it leaves me often bored and confused at the same time. Often I am put under a manager that is overwhelmed with many projects that focus is derived from what needs to be done at hand. If there were more resources available, more productive work and deeper thought analysis can go into new projects/tools to get desired results.

      4.0
      Jul 6, 2008

      A bit behind the times, but a company that tries to do what is best for its people.

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Whirlpool is one of the few places I've found where management really does respect a work - life balance. Vacations are actually time spent without doing any work, unless YOU decide otherwise. When budgets are good, training is offered to about everyone, and attending conferences is quite common. Switching jobs within Whirlpool is quite common every few years unless you don't want to, and several mentoring programs exist if you need help deciding what to do with your career. As for Whirlpool's location, the town is a bit small (commutes are usually under 15 min.), but the beach in the summer is fantastic, and the school system is one of the best in Michigan. There are several networks that anyone can join to help you not only acclimate to the area, but to also make friends and expand your personal network. Day-trips are even possible to bigger cities like Chicago, Grand Rapids, South Bend, and Kalamazoo. Basically, if you get bored living in this town, it's because you decide to be.

      Cons

      Some of the policies at Whirlpool are a bit archaic. Flex time is only on a case-by-case basis, so if you are moving here from somewhere else, and that is a necessity, make sure you negotiate it up front. Otherwise, hours are something like 7:30am-4pm in some buildings and 8-4:30 in others. There is no on-site or Whirlpool sponsored day care, job sharing is unheard of, and very few people work from home, so factor all of that in to your decisions. Otherwise, Whirlpool falls victim to the beaurocracy that every other tremendously large trans-national company falls into: Processes for everything to the point it can be crippling. It's no where near as bad as government, and to Whirlpool's favor, they do seem to re-evaluate their usefullness periodically to try and lean out anything that is really bad, but you'll never have the flexibility of a small company; it just isn't realistic with a company spread globally.

      3.0
      Jun 23, 2008

      A good place to learn, but you'll have to find your own way.

      Lead studio engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are a lot of potential paths for advancement at Whirlpool. Given the size of the company, almost anyone can find their niche. I was able to move around within the company during my 9.5 years of employment to find a place where I felt as though as was contributing the most I could. It took a while to get there, and it required both personal and corporate change to make it happen, but it did finally happen.

      Cons

      Being such a large company, it is easy to get lost. Depending on your desires, this can be either a good or bad thing. You also have to deal with the red tape and standardization that comes with an HR department trying to manage such a goliath. If you don't fit into the normal stream of things, it is difficult to find a place that makes you happy. You will be badgered to fit into that round hole, even though you may be a square peg.

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