Abysmal Pay; Friendly Co-workers; Aloof Management - General Laborer Western Milling Employee Review

Despite being one of the largest companies in the world, the pay disparity is enormous. An hourly employee who operates heavy machinery and creates expensive loads of feed are paid pennies compared to a salary individual with no specialized skills. A loader operator can walk into a Salesperson’s office, call a dairy and take in an order. A mixer operator can walk into the dispatch office, call a driver and give them a pickup number. Salespersons nor dispatchers are not capable of performing a loader operator’s duty. One is a skilled profession, the other is a glorified entry level call center position. The pay disparity is the biggest contribution to the high turnover rate. The other contribution is lack of upward mobility. It’s the same men, year after year for decades who are seen as the “executives” of Western Milling, relics of the past desperately clinging to relevancy. What future could an employee look forward to if management is stagnant.