Milwaukee Tool reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,639 total reviews)
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Steven P. Richman

92% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Milwaukee Tool has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,639 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Milwaukee Tool employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Mar 9, 2023

Cool place to work and grow early career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have worked on some really cool projects here and met a lot of very smart people I can learn from. The fast paced nature of the job and the fulfilling work makes it worth it to work here starting out of school. They also recognize talent here and the tool benefit is a nice touch.

Cons

Working in new product development would easily make me quit early. Thankfully I am not in that group but the turnover rate here is absurd. I’m considered a veteran for being here 3 years. Pay could also be better to match competing companies.

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Milwaukee Tool Response
3y
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate hearing from our employees to know how we're doing and identify areas of opportunity and growth. We are relentless on building a Culture that is focused on driving dedication to innovation, that takes unparalleled pride in our work and brand.
2.0
Oct 18, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pros of working @ this company is that they have great benefits.

Cons

The cons are that management is all over the place, favoritism, racism, belittling. If you don’t fit into certain cliques or groups you’re totally blackballed within. Good luck working for this company. You’ll need it. Management would benefit tremendously if they grew some balls and actually backed up their workers. Leads are followers and brown/noses, You’ve been adequately warned.

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Milwaukee Tool Response
3y
Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We'd like to get some additional details about some of the concerns you've outlined here. Please email us at talentsolutionscenter@milwaukeetool.com.
3.0
Oct 10, 2022

Compensation Structure is horrible

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company car, card. Great products. Strong leaders.

Cons

Bonus structure is awful; essentially luck of the draw based on your territory and nothing more you can do about it. Even if your crushing it, your personal sales wins will not really move the needle. It is luck of the draw based on territory. Annual bonus structure with quarterly payout on “specific categories” NOT commission! You could be a rockstar and go into a horrible territory; sell like a legend and then not get a bonus because it’s based on annual growth (how is that sales?) If you want to go to a great territory and not do anything, this might be the company for you because there is potential you can sit at home and not do anything and take home the 30% bonus, while counterparts who actually work hard will take home nothing based on the low volume territory they inherited. Spent 4 years giving it a chance and the system Is awful.It is an annual bonus structure with and additional quarterly payout, NOT commission! If you are lucky enough to go to a great territory and not do anything, this might be the company for you because there is potential you can sit at home and not doing anything while counterparts who actually work hard will take home nothing based on the low volume territory they inherited. Spent 4 years giving the benefit of the doubt and the system SUCKS. We’re talking 20MM territories, you walk into the Role that someone else left and are expected to comp minimum 20% when the territory has been decimated. Bonus structure is awful; totally luck of the draw based on territory. Even if your crushing it the number won’t really move the needle. Annual bonus structure with quarterly payout, NOT commission!

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Milwaukee Tool Response
3y
Hi there! We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. This helps us understand the areas we are succeeding and where there is room for continued growth.
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