ITW reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,182 total reviews)
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Christopher A. O’Herlihy

80% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

ITW has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ITW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Mar 15, 2014

I wouldn't recommend ITW

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Pros

Good financial business practice. Good business philosophies. Healthy focus on profitability.

Cons

Slow and difficult decision making process. The company runs very lean, and most people are expected to do two people's jobs. Weak culture. Not a motivating place to work.

2.0
Oct 15, 2012

You only worked a 12 hour day?

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Growing division, lots of new business

Cons

Extremely understaffed, General Manager is working in a manufacturing plant for the first time and has a huge learning curve on what it takes to run a manufacturing plant sucessfully. Money is spent on remodeling the conference rooms and personal iPads and iphones instead of adding needed equipment to the plant floor. A culture of fear has developed leaving little room for cooperation or teamwork.

1.0
Jul 9, 2025

ITW Appliance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

ITW will have other divisions that are profitable and successful. Unfortunately, Appliance isn't.

Cons

What you will encounter here is nothing like I've experienced in my career. Favoritism, high turnover, unethical practices, push for workforce reduction, extreme lack of investment ... you name it. Seriously, running so lean that every day you're putting out fires. Management is not only OK with this, but actually sets expectations of "do whatever it takes to get it done" with no training. If you fail to hit that standard (which you're bound to fail), you'll get pushed out the door. All while other employees are put on a pedestal, when in reality, they delegate all their work to others. Again, management turns a blind eye on these people because they fit to a certain agenda. Very sad to see what used to be a successful business, has taken a huge toll due to poor management decisions over the last couple of years.

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