Depending on what department you started in, you were either trained decently or thrown in and expected to make rate pretty quick. There was a training log for new employees and all though it was filled out by team leaders, it was not overseen that it was followed correctly. The biggest problem I saw lied within the high management, not necessarily the plant manager. New rule changes, procedures, and guidelines were changed so frequently; it became difficult to keep everything straight and became frustrating. Nothing was ever consistent. Certain employees in "the circle" would get leniency when it came to time-off while others would not. A lot of work decisions, such as promotions for an example, were based on popularity or who you were friends with. Some people were put in charge of areas they knew nothing about, and tried to change expectations on productivity/procedures, and then wondered why it wasn't working. Employees who worked in the areas were asked for ideas, but when given they were not listened to or viewed as important. Then a new procedure change would be made by someone who had never even worked in the area before, or knew it's day to day operations. It was rare to get compliments or encouragement for good work, however the negative talks came quite frequently. I could go on and on, but to sum things up, it was more or less the equivalent of high school all over again. Low morale overall, talk behind peoples back, tension, and hypocrisy filled this place.
