CCL Industries Reviews

Highly operations focused - other functions openly devalued. Without label production experience career options are very limited. Non transparent culture based largely on fear. Much time/effort is spent on hiding spending and management decisions from the CEO and his attack dog. Whole underground organization process on doing one thing and reporting another. HR policies of a small regional company: Compensation policies/levels not close to that of other large public companies; no training and education benefits; pursuit of higher education is no supported (in fact, it is actively discouraged); no talent management process other than who the CEO likes/has worked with down multiple layers in the organization; diversity of individuals/thought is not appreciated or encouraged. Surprising lack of HR, financial and legal controls and sophistication for a public company.

The past few years in this company have been ones full of inner turmoil and distress. Upper management was brought in from outside with one purpose in mind: cutting costs at all cost. The ensuing firings and forced early retirements, closing of shifts that stood productive for 20 years and other changes to the work flow are part of any companies growing pains in this turbulent economy. That said, the often repeated lies and half truths spoken as gospel to hard working people just before the holidays and the end of their employment here was a cruel and heartless act that shattered all illusions of trust in this plant. The time that has followed has not been a time of closure and healing for the workforce of CCL Sioux Falls. With corporate management being run by people out of state most of the time at their residences in Chicago, Denver or where have you, they will never have loyalties or ties to this plant. Morale is at an all time low here and every time someone says," they can't make it any worse" they find a way. The Current production manager is easily the biggest source of all the unrest and displeasure. Simple interactions with this man are impossible without his now trademark scowl and bitter barbs of insult. Those with a knack of falling in line with the often changing culture new management brings in have followed suit here as well with bottom rung management now beset with bickering and finger pointing, in fighting and many times what should be considered sabotage. The spineless 'yes men' that flourish in these conditions are the perfect picture of this plant today; people surviving with others, despite others or ON others.