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Cascades

 This review is for the Wagram N.C. Location. The Company itself is a good company to work for for the most part, the pay is really good and benefits as well. However in the past few years this multibillion dollar company have been quickly removing all the things that they gave their employees to look foward to, family day outings, Company Christmas party, our quarterly employee product give away, and our bonuses are virtually nonexistent at this point. We have a preset schedule for the whole year, here recently they have started attempting to force workers to come in on their days off with threat of attendance points if they don't, with absolutely no advance notice than the phone call. High lack of proper training, communication is horrible between employees and middle management, and a huge inability to properly manage employees due to the lack of proper management. The coworker environment is pretty good excluding a lot of lazy employees that they just won't seem to fire. The pay for millwrights is good but ppl get paid virtually the same for lesser jobs making it feel like a slap in the face. E&I pay seems to be constantly climbing at a beautiful pace each year while millwrights at lucky to get more than 50 cent for an annual raise and are told to be happy that they even got it. IN SUMMERY, What was once an environment that actually made you feel appreciated and needed now makes you feel as if they couldn't care less if you were there, and highly unappreciated. Some ppl do actually care but most management just feeds you empty statements in an attempt to still the waters of frustration and rapidly growing urges to leave that are rising across the facility, Hense my presence on indeed. If they could finally get their management structuring correct AGAIN, show true appreciation of the employees AGAIN, and fix certain issues regarding vacation payouts as well as proper job compensation I would love to stay. But untill then...

Management and the union get 7/10. Otherwise very hot, everywhere. Supervisors oblivious to operation of their own department. While physically incapable of moving trailers through a foot a snow and 1 of 2 docks down the dog man you'll meet in there writes me up for refusing loads because some genius 10 miles away blind to their own yard trucks capabilities making me wait hours a day for trailers cries in an email to my supervisor and without questions asked had me in a meeting the next morning with the union. This blind quota corporate nonesense needs an end.

Hire on and meet some goals then quit and save the highschool drama for the past. This is >not< a place to retire. You have no set schedule past 2 weeks (they're good with Dr appointments) until you get a signed job. You will be required to work 16 hours if you're relief doesn't show without any exception, you will get a point. You will regularly see 50+ hour shifts scheduled as the norm. There's a few delusional people in there that feel satisfaction working a billion dollars off OT at ¼ the value it should be isn't worth it. The 40 hour 9-5 that pays the bills doesn't exist because of places like this .

 The equipment is mostly old. Most of the lifts are pretty smashed up, some don't even have mirrors or backup alarms. I worked here twice about a year apart and although I found the North end much more appealing, I believe there's a general unstoppable decline happening in there. 

Everyone on a near hourly basis consistently affirms how disgusted they are working there and some regret not leaving and developing skills somewhere else. 

Money-wise, if you're willing to work, they’ll absolutely let you work your tail off. There was plenty of overtime available when I was there, and if your goal is to make money, they’ll keep you busy. That said, the experience overall was frustrating.

The work itself can get pretty technical, and it’s not easy to pick up if you aren’t trained properly. Unfortunately, training is really lacking—you’re basically taught by the last person who was in the role, whether they were good at it or not. I was set up with someone who wasn’t prepared to train and didn’t fully understand the job themselves, which made it hard to succeed from the start.

I also found the infrastructure—the systems and routines that keep things running—to be pretty terrible. A lot of things felt disorganized or like they were just being held together with duct tape, and there was no real process in place for asking questions or improving how things were done.

Management didn’t inspire much confidence. They had a way of saying things that sounded good on the surface but didn’t follow through. Employee concerns weren’t taken seriously, and there wasn’t much interest in fixing what was broken.

One of the things that stood out most was the work culture. Most of the minority employees, myself included, chose the night shift—not because we liked the hours, but because the day shift didn’t feel as welcoming. That says a lot about the environment there.

All in all, it’s a place where you can make money if that’s your main goal, but don’t expect much in terms of support, communication, or a healthy work environment.




A typical day involves physically demanding work with a strong emphasis on production numbers. While the job itself is manageable, the lack of communication from management often makes simple issues harder than they need to be. Over the past year, I’ve learned a lot about industrial operations and safety practices, but most of that learning came from coworkers rather than formal training.

Management is the biggest weakness of this plant. Communication is almost nonexistent, expectations change without notice, and accountability is inconsistent. This contributes to a workplace culture filled with frustration, ego clashes, and blame instead of teamwork. Training is minimal; employees are usually trained on a machine for a month or two and then expected to operate independently, even when problems arise.

The hardest part of the job is dealing with constant turnover and outdated equipment that regularly disrupts production. The most enjoyable part is the benefits, profit sharing, and working in an environment where safety is taken seriously and enforced.

I have worked for Cascades Tissue Group (paper mill) for over 9 years it is one of the best paying jobs I have ever had ,but also one of the worst jobs I have ever had. We are a manufacturer tissue and paper towels, we work rotating shifts, it is extremely hot inside during the summer also allot of the equipment rusty and nearly falling apart, debris falls from the ceiling sometimes, due to a rotting roof , heavy bacterial mist comes off both paper machines sometimes causing severe sinus infections if your'e exposed to it for a long period of time, electrical wires submerged in water, mold covered walls, thick moldy coat of slime on both machines, you don't have scheduled breaks/lunches that's not allowed so that means if your tobacco user you get the royal treatment ,stressful work environment and no way to relieve stress ,management is extremely inconsiderate of employees, they call you into to work on your days off they expect you to cover shifts on short notice(this happens regularly) and most of the time if tell them you can't do it you will face retaliation when you come back to work ,I could go on and on about this place, stay clear of Cascades of Rockingham, NC unless your just hard up for a job, oh and if your'e a woman don't bother to apply they openly tell applicants they don't hire woman for the paper mill, apparently equal rights don't apply to this place.

cascades tissue group is a great place to work. The people there welcome you take you in under their wing and all the higher ups dont have an attitude of holier than thou. You never feel out of place or stupid for asking questions. You want to learn they want to teach you. Its a fast paced work place and you have to be on your toes and the management team knows that you will not hit numbers right out of the gate and they work with you side by side if needed.You are expected to be able to understand mechanics and be able to time manage your work and know your machine. Managment will be seen and heard not just heard. They will be found on the floor with you and co-workers and getting involved. Fast pace with working assemble productivity and you do feel the pressure when its time to run it alone. Keeping packages nice to the eye and to keep your numbers of product you make that is salable in stores,up. Multi-tasking and paying attention for your 12 hr shift standing on your feet in steel toed shoes.

As far as management, the machine mgrs were always willing to help if you needed time off or would try to accommodate your schedule. There were a couple other bosses that made it feel like a nice place to work, electrician and maintenance bosses were very knowledgable and decent people to talk to. Upper management and hr were a joke! I don’t know how many hr people they went thru in my time there or until now, I heard it got worse! The morale of the place seemed to change after Canada basically took over and started handling things from Canada. Their favorite phrase is “I’ll put a ticket in”! Then you wait 2 weeks and hope to hear back without having to ask 8 times. I think they forgot what good workers look like! Their hiring process is a joke as well. Over all, it was a decent experience for me. I got a  paycheck every week.  The people do what they can to make it fun but get hand cuffed with frivolous rules. The crews use to cook food on the paper making side when you worked a holiday or weekend shift, I don’t think that happens anymore. Thank God they got rid of the southern swing shift! 

This job is a horrible place to work. The atmosphere is toxic. The HR is a liar and is not up front with you about the job. Management does not care about you. They overwork you and run you into the ground. There is absolutely NO work/life balance AT ALL. You will work 10 to 12 hours a day 6 days a week. No weekends off No advanced scheduling so you cannot plan things in advance. The union is a joke. They dont care about you. If someone has an agenda against you they will make your life miserable. If there is bad weather they will not let you leave. They dont care about your safety concerns with the weather. I would not waste my time working here unless you have no life and want to be run into the ground. Also your job is not secure when they hire you. You have to make it past the 90 day probation period before your job is secure so it adds more stress and pressure on you. There are better jobs then this sham of a place. They need to fire HR and all management. And vacation time forget it. It goes by seniority you will NOT get a choice for when you want to take time off.

Working as a forklift driver Warehouse can be draining and incredibly stressful. The job requires you to navigate narrow aisles, often in tight spaces, while constantly moving heavy pallets. You’re under pressure to move quickly to meet productivity targets, which can make an already dangerous job even riskier. Mistakes are not tolerated, and a single slip-up can result in reprimands or even termination, adding to the anxiety of each shift. The repetitive motions and long hours on the forklift take a toll on your body, especially your back and neck. It’s often a thankless job with little recognition or room for advancement, making it hard to stay motivated in the face of daily challenges.
Management often feels disconnected from the daily challenges workers face. They set high productivity expectations without providing adequate support, and feedback is often critical rather than constructive. The lack of appreciation for hard work, combined with poor communication, creates a frustrating and demoralizing work environment.




A day at work for Cascades was great when it came to being with the clients and doing what needed to be done for them and knowing they were happy with you. Even members there say that management is not for them. Just because they are a for-profit organization, they could listen to the members more. The caregivers get paid the least there over all the other positions and some of us even do more or about the same as other CNAs there. There is a high turn over there for CNAs, housekeepers, and caregivers. If you don't cater to the bosses and your coworkers tell on you look out your in trouble whether you did it or not. The manager for the caregivers need to listen for to the clients on who they want working with them and stop send so many different ones where the client is training so many of them. 
Overall the company is alright where it comes to PTO time and continuous training. The most enjoyable part is the members.

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