Working at Polco Metal Finishing in Milwaukee, WI: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Milwaukee, WI Area

"I have been working here for a few months now. The people I work with work hard and friendly. There are ways to improve, but one thing they have going for them is management does care about the average worker. Although when I first started there was one person in leadership that saw themselves as better than the guys on the floor doing the actual work that pays the bills."

"Under new management now, Polco is a growing company with unlimited potential."

"The owner of the company came from communist Poland."

What do you like about working at Polco Metal Finishing?

"Because the company has great difficulty gaining and retaining employees, getting in is easy as long as you dont put yourself on a pedestal. (Putting yourself on a pedestal is their little code phrase for wanting a decent salary.)"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away from this company unless you have nowhere else to go. It could kill your career."

What don't you like about working at Polco Metal Finishing?

"1) Its plant manager is actually nothing more than a working supervisor. That is his level of competence. He works hard and gets down and dirty but has no analytical ability or organizational skills. He cant see the sense of the simplest solutions to the problems he always complains about.2) The company operates on a shoestring budget. It even considers paper and ink cartridges as major expenses. That is probably the only reason it is able to stay in business.3) The company is crooked. It cheats its employees, customers, and suppliers.4) Its HR manager is actually nothing more than an administrative assistant. That is her level of competence.5) The company employs mostly illegal aliens and convicted criminals on its floor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend a little more money to hire a competent operations manager and force the plant manager to do everything he tells him to do."