senior design engineer

electrical engineer

design engineer

senior electrical engineer

firmware engineer

Milwaukee Tool

A typical day at work, in outside sales is very negative internally. Upper Management only supports the Employees that "They Like" and their visibility is terrible in respect to the moral of the field teams. The negativity is overwhelming is that respect. 

What you believe you learned. It's a good place to learn about cordless power tools. Most of the product works well as long as they don't rush it to market to quickly (Very Common Here). The quality control is below average and operations are extremely unorganized. 

Management, this is a good one because your job will vary based on your manager. You can be hired for the same exact role that a friend gets in another State and it will be significantly different based on management. Like anywhere some are good at managing people but curiously the good ones always leave the company or are forced out. The bad ones manage with fear and negativity, the sales number will never be good enough and you can expect to have to exceed 20% growth annually. Reaching that goal does not guarantee anything either so unless your kissing the correct managerial baby and willing to switch job roles every 8mo to 1yr with potential relocation your experience will be miserable. 

Workplace culture is extremely negative from the top down. Employees have expressed this in recent years so upper management decided to send out lots of emails touting culture, conduct virtual meetings touting culture, reward employees verbally for culture excellence (no financial reward) and basically try and convince everyone that the culture within this organization is positive and trending up. The truth is IT'S NOT and don't be fooled by the lip service. 

The hardest part of the job is the amount of channels and verticals you need to go through to get anything done. Countless email and phone calls are needed to get support for your end users. This takes time, your users will get frustrated and 9 out of 10 times if you don't magically get in touch with that special 1 person within the organization (if he or she hasn't quit or been fired) you won't get a resolution to the issue and you'll be instructed to give the user free product to shut them up. FACT. 

The most enjoyable part of the job is the product if your a tool fan. The tools that work properly and/or have some new innovation on them are fun to discuss and show to end users. That's not enough of a reason to work here (Under-paid) in a cultureless environment in 2024. Recommend looking elsewhere for a career, you are just a number to them and at the end of the day you will not matter especially if your family-oriented. 

Milwaukee Tool is expanding very quickly, but internal communication and structure haven't kept pace with that growth. Direction from leadership is often sudden or unclear, leaving teams to respond to major changes with little notice or planning. Projects move fast, but without consistent processes in place, work frequently becomes reactive and must be revisited multiple times.

Many teams operate with limited staffing and resources, which leads to employees absorbing responsibilities well beyond their roles. Cultural language around collaboration and empowerment is emphasized, but in practice it often feels like a way to justify taking on extra work without additional support. When concerns are raised, the response is commonly that there is no budget to address underlying issues.

Compensation tends to fall below market levels for comparable roles elsewhere, and opportunities for raises or advancement are inconsistent. Company-wide recognition or employee experience programs are minimal, and even basic items like office hospitality or branded materials are limited.

The people who work here are generally friendly and collaborative, but the overall environment can feel stressful due to competing priorities, unclear expectations, and the lack of foundational systems needed for sustainable growth. Milwaukee Tool has potential, but it would require significant investment in communication, staffing, process development, and employee support to reach it.

What I Believe I Learned

During my time there, I learned the importance of consistency, patience, and teamwork in a fast-paced production environment. I also gained a better understanding of how to handle high-pressure situations and stay productive even when the environment wasn’t always supportive. It taught me how to stay professional and focused on my goals no matter the circumstances.Management

In my experience, management could have been more supportive and fair. At times, it felt like there was favoritism and certain employees received better treatment based on personal connections rather than performance. Communication between management and workers could have been stronger, especially when it came to feedback and recognition.
Workplace Culture

The workplace culture felt divided. There were groups or “cliques” that seemed to influence how things operated, which made it hard for some people to feel included or appreciated. I tried to stay to myself and focus on doing my job correctly, but it was clear that fitting in socially sometimes mattered more than hard work. The Hardest Part of the Job

The hardest part was dealing with the lack of fairness and the feeling that effort wasn’t always recognized. Staying motivated in that kind of environment took a lot of personal strength and discipline. The Most Enjoyable Part of the Job

The best part of the job was being productive and seeing the results of my hard work. I took pride in doing my tasks correctly and contributing to a team that produced quality tools. Meeting a few genuine coworkers who shared the same work ethic also made the experience more bearable.

This is a nice clean, air conditioned place to work. Benefits are really nice, but pay could be better. It can be at times hard to do your job as quality standards are always changing and you never really know what is bad or good. Equipment maintenance could be better seems they like to put Band-Aids on things and keep them running. Technology is way behind here, I will say this they are slowly (ever so slowly) trying to catch up with technology. Management says it's a open door policy but that is far from the truth. Management only listens to what they want to hear, and very rarely take you suggestions or ask for them. Management often messes things up and the floor has to pay for it in mandatory overtime. Leaving you little to no time with your family especially if your on a back shift. You will be amazed on how much money is wasted here in scrap, new machines that don't produce or cost more to run than old ones, quality issues constantly, needless overtime ( Management seems to think 2 people can run a machine faster even knowing that the machine has one set speed so 2 people working does not in anyway change the amount produced.) The company also constantly runs out of things for the job at hand forcing people into overtime (lack of Warehouse technology). It's clear that people in management are making mistakes on a continuous basis and are not held accountable. Overall it is a nice place to work but management is absolutely awful.

Very top heavy with too many middle managers, completely crippled by meetings. It was easier to get a half a dozen managers in a meeting than to get a single lab technician to test the product you are engineering.

In the rush to beat the competition to market, the accompanying rush to get out products left many things desired for quality. We wasted more time chasing the fires caused by issues rushing around does than being proactive. The push gave us no choice but to do the absolute minimum development, testing and documentation.

Often we had to ask was can cut out so we can make some deadline marketing gave to a customer. It felt like the management focus is that the product goes out whether it was ready or not as it was more important to fill a shelf .

The culture was that you can always later get the whole department to stop what they are working on for a few days to engineer some quick fix than to on deal with the fallout from a bad product.

It seemed the company looks more at profit as a sign of their doing well, than anything else. As profits for the company went up, benefits went down for most employees except management which has grown in size.

When I was there they eliminated all of the worker's profit sharing, raises and compensation decreased even though company sales increased, bonuses dissapeared except for upper management, they stopped their employee cookouts and even took away our Thanksgiving turkey - talk about being cheap!

This place is clean, and air conditioned. Their medical benefits are very good. BUT you are just a number. This company does not care about you and if you leave, or get fired, die you will be replaced by end of day. The company is extremely behind in technology. The new technology they do seem to invest in ends up not preforming as well as the old. They waste money like you could not believe. They do not listen to employees. They do not and are incapable of properly maintaining equipment. They commonly make quick improper fixes to keep going but never go back to fix them properly. Don't think you will have a family life because you will not. No matter how hard everyone on the floor works management will expect more. The turn over rate is very high here and if you want to see why get a job here, if you have any job history you will see the best things about  the place is it clean, air conditioned, and the benefits are good. Out side of that you'll end up dreading your day at work. By the way this is job is at Empire Level it is owned by TTI / Milwaukee Tool. You think would be a good thing but Milwaukee Tool doesn't treat or view you as apart of thier company. If I had to guess, I would say this company will be shipped to China with in the next 5 to 10 years just like the majority of the other companies producing products for Milwaukee Tool.

It’s been several years since I’ve worked at Milwaukee Tool, but in thinking back on my experience I thought it was important to share feedback so others know what they are getting into. I left voluntarily and in good standing. 

The best way to describe their culture is like that of a cult. Sadly, the description of their culture is what sold me on the job in their interviews. Current employees in my old department would take my cult comment as a compliment which is part of the problem. It didn’t take long after starting to realize how bad it was. Management regularly referred to it as “drinking the kool-aid.” They use their culture elements to work employees to breaking points, silence critical feedback, and convince staff that their horrible work environment is something they should be grateful for. I knew I was getting burnt out in my first year, but I didn’t know how bad it was until I was able to get an outside perspective at an employer with a good culture. In looking back, I’m amazed that I stayed as long as I did. I no longer work 60 hours a week, nights, and weekends in fear that I wouldn’t be seen as committed to the company if I didn’t work as long as others. I’m thankful everyday when I wake up that I’m not going back in those doors. 

Being able to say that you were able to help grow your territory and increase profits not only for yourself but for the rest of your company is a great feeling. Its also like running your own business and it teaches you a lot of universal business skills.

Management is pretty well organized and most people who are in management have gone through every other position in the company. There's a lot of internal promotion and opportunity to move up especially within marketing and sales related positions.

Being out in the field, you get to spend a lot of time getting to know your distributors and a lot of that involves putting on social events such as going to football games, baseball games, and other events like that.

One thing I will say is that the job involves a lot of travel and after hours work. Most of the time you are driving so all of the computer work gets done either in the middle of the day during lunch or when you get home or back to your hotel. 

Overall, this job is a really great opportunity and it gives you some awesome and applicable experience. If you want to get on a fast track to the next level in your career, this is the job for you.

My typical day at work starts early. I like it that way but I'm not required to have it that way. This says a lot about the work environment. My manager trusts me enough to let me get my job done. I work hard but I love every moment because I can see the difference we make to our customers.
I was a fan of the tools before I joined the company but having been with the company for a couple years, I've let myself become a brand advocate. If someone looks at my Packouts, they are going to know I am serious about my work and delivering quality to the user. I don't hesitate to share my faith in the company I work for and the products.
The workplace culture is also amazing. The group I work with is one of the best I have ever had. We are open and honest with each other. There's no politics or backstabbing like I found in marketing agencies. Those folks tend to not make it past the hiring process. We value honesty and we are able to work through our differences. And it's not just my group. It's all the groups in my department. We have our differences and opinions but we are committed to the company values. One of those is honesty. This means all you need to do is reach out and you will be heard. No one is going to stop you from being heard but yourself.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Poor management, poor communication skills within management, I was hired as a receiving clerk but was placed on a job that wasn't fitting. Once an opening did come up for receiving clerk, I was promised the position but they placed someone else instead of me Although it was promised to me. I can say, that was the worst job I've ever worked.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Managers stand back and watch. As soon as you stand to take a breath. Although you could've been working your heart out but as soon as you stop for a split second, they will approach you as if you wasn't working at all. Poor management was the most stressful.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment was no communication allowed with employees. Was the treatment as if it was Elementary School.  The culture was mostly Blacks and Hispanics. Worst company I've ever worked for!!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Had to say a prayer everyday before entering the doors of Milwaukee Tools. Had a headaches quite often working there. Worst company I've ever worked for.

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