Is Milwaukee Tool a good company to work for?

Milwaukee Tool has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,962 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Milwaukee Tool to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Milwaukee Tool have been left by employees working as Electrical Engineering Intern , Project Leader and Intern .

Does Milwaukee Tool pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Milwaukee Tool employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Milwaukee Tool. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Milwaukee Tool?

80% of Milwaukee Tool employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Milwaukee Tool 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Milwaukee Tool?

Engineer (48) , Territory Manager (48) , Design Engineer (38) , Territory Representative (37) , Project Leader (34) , Manager (23) , Intern (22) , Territory Sales Representative (22) , Mechanical Design Engineer (20) , Design Engineer II (19) , Product Manager (18) , Mechanical Engineer (17) , Electrical Engineering Intern (16) , Engineering Manager (14) , Electrical Engineer (12)

What are the pros of working at Milwaukee Tool according to real employee reviews?

"It is a great culture and I enjoy being around the people I work with." ((in 287 reviews)); "Great benefits and it pays" ((in 126 reviews)); "Great people and an excellent company for newcomers to the city looking t meet other people." ((in 118 reviews)); "the pay is good and the company is rapidly growing" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great opportunity for upward mobility as long as you are performing well and have perfected your role." ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Milwaukee Tool according to real employee reviews?

"There is no work life balance" ((in 80 reviews)); "very poor management in Qvas department" ((in 65 reviews)); "Day to day operations can be long hours but you can rely on a buissy day" ((in 35 reviews)); "Middle managers don't know how to advocate for their direct reports or care to advocate for you." ((in 32 reviews)); "Lack of appreciation from upper management" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Milwaukee Tool layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Milwaukee Tool layoffs and their outlook for job security at Milwaukee Tool in 2026.

What Milwaukee Tool locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Chicago , Brookfield , Menomonee Falls , Milwaukee , Greenwood , Greenwood , West Bend , Jackson

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Milwaukee Tool reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,633 total reviews)

Steven P. Richman

92% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Work/Life balance

Milwaukee Tool has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,633 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

May 4, 2021

Don’t be fooled

Senior project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay and Benefits Nice, new facilities

Cons

Worst work environment I have ever been in- no respect. Culture value of “candid” is used as an excuse for rude behavior. Some leaders rule by bullying tactics. I’ve literally been screamed at multiple times and when shared with my multiple managers, nothing was done except excuses were made. Leadership is made up of a Frat Boy crew who are unprofessional and regularly use profanities but like to pass it off as being casual. People are continuously promoted who lack experience and knowledge to be successful which leads to poor decision making and send teams scrambling in bad directions only to revert course and redirect leading to unnecessary rework. Severe lack of diversity throughout. No amount of money or benefits or perks make that environment worthwhile.

Milwaukee Tool Response

We appreciate your candid feedback as this is the straightforward feedback we want to hear so we may continuously improve. We certainly do not condone the behavior you cited. You are correct, candid is not an excuse to be rude, but an opportunity to respectfully ask questions to objectively better understand circumstances to then enable us to act with a One Team mentality to make the best possible decisions for the organization. Many of our leaders have grown with us from the first day of their professional career and other leaders have joined us from other organizations. All of them have varying backgrounds and experiences to help us innovate and continue changing and improving to meet our organizational and user needs. Please feel free to contact Human Resources to help us understand the circumstances you describe so we may improve throughout our organization.

1.0

Jan 28, 2018

Wecome to the Nut House

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company make some great products

Cons

Politics, Back Stabbing, and Fear. Company is more concerned with who's to blame than taking actions to to improve. They will work you to death and then fire you without cause/warning if you stick your neck out. Good people don't last long here. Run and don't look back.

1.0

Nov 25, 2015

Bad decisions & declining culture

Senior project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual dress code is a nice option but some people take it too far and dress very unprofessional

Cons

Chaotic is the norm as are fire drills. Bad decisions made by Sr. Management because they have their hands too far down- they should be focuses on strategy and improving a declining culture. Culture is arrogance and favoritism. Makes it difficult to enjoy when you know Sr. Managers put people down, black list them and walk around with a sense of superiority. Place is getting so crowded that it's not pleasant anymore. They saw this growth coming years ago so why they haven't addressed it sooner is beyond me. If you join the company and don't drink the Kool-Aid your time will be marked. Just go in and fake it till you can get out and work for a real company that doesn't use buzz words like "disruptive innovation" and "fast paced". Beware of harassment and lack of diversity. Everyone looks the same and acts the same. Cult like.

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