Minorities not welcomed. - Machinist SMS group Employee Review

1.0
Dec 21, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work schedule hours are good.

Cons

In the Mokena IL building if you are a minority don’t waste your time applying here. This is a all white predominant employer, and the employees aren’t shy to let you know that your not welcomed. Racial slurs and comments left and right however the office staff are kind and respectful. The shop manager is however black, but being the shop manager he obviously gets treated differently by the employees for fear of getting fired. The other only black individual there happens to be the shop managers family member whom he failed to disclose and yet introduced him as a “former co-worker” so nobody messes with him, again for fear of getting fired. Every minority hasn’t made it passed their probation time. I was brought in and first couple of weeks my “trainee” didn’t teach me a damn thing, his excuse? He didn’t know the job himself, than he takes off for two weeks and when he gets back the machine breaks down and I’m left running another machine by myself, yet I was told “I showed no interest” lmao! this place is a KKK White supremacy employer only and the employees vow to keep it that way.

Explore other reviews about SMS group

5.0
Jun 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work for.

Cons

None to report here, good place to work.

3.0
Oct 13, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture between employees, great people to work with

Cons

No problems ever get fixed they get worked around, no learning from the past and terrible tariff management, low salary and raises were 1% and no opportunity for career advancement despite many employees wanting opportunities within the company and when opportunities do arise employees are denied or offered no incentive to accept those opportunities like title changes or pay increases

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All