Going the wrong direction - Production Operator 3M Employee Review

2.0
Oct 12, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay and Benefits are good.

Cons

Complete disconnect between management and employees. Work/Life balance is nonexistent. Expect to work weekends, holidays, and extra hours due to chronic attendance problems and understaffing. If you have a family, you probably won't for much longer. This company is very top heavy. There are a lot of "management" positions that serve no real purpose. New hires are lied to about the working environment and amount of hours required and many leave before being fully trained, resulting in being chronically understaffed. Good work is not recognized meaningfully. Equipment and employees are being run into the ground via lack of maintenance and overwork.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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