Not a family company - Operator 3M Employee Review

There is zero work/life balance. They do not care if you have a family, scheduled appointments or obligations outside of work. They expect you to cancel if you are forced in on OT and to always put the company first, even above your family. One of several examples: if your child is sick and you need to call in, you have to say that YOU are sick. You can't say that your child is sick or you won't be allowed the time off. The converting department is one of the most toxic in the building which is why they struggle to keep the dept. staffed. The gossip makes the environment hard to work in. In addition to associates, some of the group leads gossip openly and within ear shot about associates they don't care for despite the company posters everywhere about gossip and acting professional. Associates are incredibly hard on (almost to the point of bullying) - those hired off the street that didn't have to go through the temp agency (Volt) and management does nothing to address this ongoing issue. With that said, associates that have been there longer will be heard over you, even if they're dishonest. You ca do and act any way you wish if you've been there a long time and not be held accountable. You have no voice with anyone until you've been there a few years. Management doesn't like to address issues. There's more of an interest in making the problem go away than there is in fixing it. Only come to them with department ideas and never come to them with problems that need addressing. If you're ever accused of something there, just take your lickings and move on, even if you didn't do it. They like smooth sailings and will see you as a problem if you disrupt that for them.