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Badger Meter

Badger Meter has never been a company to set anyone up for success.  It's an environment that is reliant on people that swim instead of sink with no direction or training.  They have no formal on boarding or training programs company wide.
The most enjoyable part of the job is the people.  Generally speaking a pretty low key environment with great peers.  
The management, unfortunately, is another story.  They are consistently hiring people into supervisory and management roles that have zero desire to understand what their reports do day to day.  This causes unrealistic expectations and frustration. 
The company is consistently losing people and not replacing them.  Management then makes up excuses why they are not replacing people and asks for mandatory overtime on Saturdays to make up the work that isn't getting done.  Leaving the people who are pulling their weight as well as the weight of other people to work 3 times as hard while other people drag their feet and the team down.  This is not acknowledged by management, only acknowledged when the hard workers slow down for 5 minutes to catch their breath.
The benefits are great though so there is that. 
If you can be self taught and expect nothing in return this is the place for you.  Don't count on moving up, that's not an option here anymore.

Gave this a higher overall grade because it is still a decent place to work for.  They do pay well,but expect a great deal in return.  This is probably a better place for a younger single person with no family responsibilities as they want a great deal of your time.  They go from one extreme to another on the over time thing, and when they decide they want sixty hour a week out of you,they are not shy about it.  The coworkers I had on the production floor were flat out outstanding people, as was my immediate lead person.  After that as you work your way up the ladder the management tends to view people as a number,or a machine. There are poor training policies in place,and you are expected to adapt on the spot to some very stressful situations. Again the management expects a lot.  There is a strong teamwork attitude with the production workers, and this is the driving force behind the success of this company.  Not the management.  Again the money, and benefits are great,but they expect a lot.  This place is not for someone who can't take a bit of a beating.

The pay is good and the coworkers are some of the nicest you'll ever meet. Besides that everything is either bad or mid honestly. Management and higher gives me the impression they don't care about factory workers. They just need their products. They congratulate you on hard work and making them a lot of money. On that note as far as I know and have been working I've never seen them give bonuses to the factory workers. While trying to cross-train everyone in different areas randomly. Which is awful because they don't seem to have good training practices. I feel like if you aren't the office people you don't get much. It looks easier for them to access the benefits of the cafeteria and etc. They seem to get raises and bonuses as well. Honestly it seems working for that side everything is golden but again if you are factory good luck. Also in my opinion floor manager is very bad at communicating and comes off very condescending most of the time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Stable and growing company with great benefits and a positive team-oriented culture.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Workloads are growing so there's a heavy backlog of customer orders in all areas. This requires strong adaptability and efficient output from all team members in order to meet customer demand.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There are many new team members due to the rapid growth at the Racine plant. Most peers have a positive outlook and are very friendly. Leadership has done a good job of keeping things organized and safe while expansion projects are ongoing and production workloads are at an all-time high.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Striving to meet hour by hour goals in departments while maintaining safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great coworkers and supportive culture – Employees can work in a stable organization with growth opportunities and skill development.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Due to the rapid growth rate, workloads are heavy. Combining this with the amount of new hires, training can be difficult although it remains a main focus of day to day activities.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Badger Meter values it's employees and invests in their people. The team members genuinely care about their work and take pride in their ability to be flexible and agile in an effort to meet customer demands.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy with plenty of work. Collaboration with various levels of Management and supportive team members with a "can-do" approach.

I came to Badger Meter because of the culture and the values.  Prior to this move, I worked for a company that was horrible in these areas and I knew I didn't want to work for another organization like that.  I did my homework on the company, and took the job a little less than a year ago.  It's been everything I expected.

Badger Meter is very focused on the culture but they also have a strong sense of direction and clear goals, which helps everyone understand what they should be working on.  They have strong HR leadership that prioritizes the employee experience, from learning and development to total rewards.

Things are changing for Badger Meter - what used to be a smaller company is becoming a global player.  It's exciting to be part of this change!

Many companies have been very hard hit by Covid, but not Badger Meter.  The company has worked tirelessly during the pandemic to meet the needs of its customers and its employees.  A solid company with solid results.  If you demonstrate initiative and a desire to grow, you will have the ability to establish a long and solid career here.  
Employees here are genuine and very collaborative;  there's been a focus on mental health and employee well being which is good and appreciated by many.  

Badger is a difficult company to work for. Most of the Executive Leadership and Management is self-serving, poor leaders and do not encourage individualization, thinking for yourself, problem solving or encouragement. Leadership, management and departments that should protect employees are untrustworthy. Employees do not feel safe to speak up. The benefits are great, but after awhile, even the benefits aren't worth the agony, stress and anxiety of working there. Outside of management, most employees stick with their job because of the benefits, but they are miserable and/or seek other employment.

Badger Meter is one of the fastest growing businesses in the Racine area. Many, many opportunities for growth and development but must put yourself out there in order to succeed. There are many chances to shine with improvements always welcomed no matter how small. Those that are quick to dig into problem solving will go far. 

Badger Meter as a whole is a solid company that genuinely does well by it's employee's but mainly it's shareholders.  Throughout the transition to new leadership at all executive levels the focus has become operational efficiency improvements through many good updates and some not so great yet it all comes at the expense of doing more with less which can be extremely taxing on employee's and morale.  While the intentions and ideas are solid business it has greatly affected employee morale, flexible work schedule ability and other key factors in employee compensation.

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