New Tool great, Diversity/Inclusion Not So Much - Anonymous employee Milwaukee Tool Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is a emerging modernization of the work culture. They pay is fair relative to local rates. Milwaukee Tool has a decent amount of brand equity within WI or workers in the trades.

Cons

The culture lacks meaningful diversity and inclusion strategies and efforts. So far, I've seen a very white male dominant culture - often resulting in chauvinistic and discriminatory practices. I've also witnessed unprofessional outbursts from senior leaders (ex. CFO and President Power Tools) include but not limited to yelling at employees during meetings, talking/laughing with each other while lower level employees are presenting, and making jokes about peoples appearances (stature, clothes, etc.) in public forums. While they "started" a diversity and inclusion effort more formally on 2/26/20, it's limited and doesn't address the core issues. In fact, they adjusted the objective of the initiative to delivery "diversity of thought, experience, and background" but didn't provide measurements of success or mechanism to affect internal culture.

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Milwaukee Tool Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback with Milwaukee Tool. The information shared on 2/26, regarding our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, was an overview of the exploration the cross-functional committee has been working on since early 2019. It is our priority to build a culture of diversity and inclusion that supports all employees regardless of gender, experiences, and backgrounds. Our diversity committee is growing, expanding, and building formal plans to ensure diversity is not an initiative, but a foundation to our company and pillar in our culture. We value your perspective and encourage you to join the team leading these initiatives.

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