A Cesspool of corruption and revolving door - Warehouse Worker 3M Employee Review

1.0
Aug 7, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay and benefits are greater than other places in the area...not really saying much..

Cons

Forced Overtime is a major problem here, especially during the summer. They do not know how to staff correctly to obtain a good work/life balance. Warehouse workers are forced to endure long hours, short breaks and lunch periods, favoritism, awful treatment from unqualified leads, terrible supervisors, unbelievably complacent HR, an awful and inaccurate productivity system. They don't listen to any ideas or improvements, and constantly blame warehouse workers for their ineptitude in the office and poor warehouse management systems. All decisions are made by those who have never worked in the warehouse, and frankly, do not care about us at all. When the pandemic hit, we were declared essential workers and forced into ridiculous safety protocols, but no haz pay. They don't even care if we die. There is no recognition at all. Those who try to work hard are not rewarded. Most of the people who don't work get better positions and higher pay. It is all about kissing butt. It is a dead end job really. Communication is pretty much non-existent. Upper management all the way down to lead operators all need basic communication classes, psycho therapy, and taught how to treat people in a decent manner. The warehouse management systems they use are slow and buggy. They also use outdated equipment that is used 24 hours a day/7 days a week. All in all... Stay away from here...

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3M Response
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Hello, Thank you for your review. We are very sorry to hear that you feel as though you are not valued and are very concerned by some of the items you’ve listed here. We want you to know that our employees’ safety is of the utmost priority, and we have implemented protocols like the ones you mentioned to make the environment you work in as safe as possible. We value your input, and would recommend you reach out to your Manager or HR so we can speak with you about your concerns in detail. This review has also been passed on to HR in DeKalb for their awareness. We are incredibly grateful for all of our essential workers and the hard work you all have been putting in, and really appreciate you sharing these concerns with us.

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