Inept technical, project and operations management. What passes for acceptable management here is several notches below what I have experienced as a professional with 10+ years of experience in various industries and capacities throughout the U.S.
Historically, locals tell me Miller had a reputation in Fox Valley an "aw shucks" family owned business that was very generous to their employees and the Fox Valley. In the-post Mike Weller CEO Miller era, ITW has taken over and is micro-managing and executing personnel and management policies that conflict with what long time Appleton based Miller employees have described to me. Change is extremely slow and very challenging to implement. Tread carefully and facilitate change at your own risk!
In spite of ITW's attempt to implement diversity and inclusion, that effort falls far short in Appleton. I witnessed comments and personnel decisions that are troubling in this regard.
There are cases of professional employees who have left in their first 90 days, but the vast majority of new hires leave in a few years.
