Pros: pay, benefits, promotions, raises
Cons: rotating 12-hr shifts, sometimes no break, toluene
I worked on a gravure press in the WV location about 5 years ago. I was fresh out of high school and the pay was great for someone like me. It's one of the few places you can actually make a decent living without a degree.
The turnover did seem to be very high. This is probably because of very long 12-hr shifts, mandatory 7-day stretches, rotating nights
– more... and weekends, etc. Not for wimps.
A typical day/night at work was not something I could always predict. There was usually something new to learn so I never got stuck in a rut. And the faster you learned, the faster you advanced.
I think the best part of the job was having 3-4 days off every week and still working full time. – less