Ben E. Keith reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(341 total reviews)

John Hallam

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ben E. Keith has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ben E. Keith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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341 reviews
1.0
Oct 11, 2013

Horrible!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fort Worth branch was wonderful......................best company I ever worked for and loved every minute.

Cons

Transferred to Houston Branch and was let go for no REASON other than my CM wanted a friend of his to have my position so he set it up to look like I was not doing my job................very POOR Management in Houston Branch! I was cheated out of my job of 12+yrs and devastated! Everyone in Ft. Worth knew me and that I was an awesome employee!

1.0
Jun 25, 2023

Hostile work environment - Do not value diversity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some people even higher executives were good to work with. In the beginning they valued my experience and what I had to offer showed gratitude with promotions and raises. Some employees were truly amazing and created a feeling of support and family.

Cons

Sometimes hostile work environment. From the beginning to the end I had to put up with horrible comments about the LGBTQ+ community and awful slurs from a lot of people including 2 direct managers, 1 supervisor, and multiple employees. Once was in front of someone from HR and nothing was done about it. Some executives/managers make you feel everyday like you may loose your job (not just me, many other employees have stated this directly to me). And when they know someone is going to be fired they flaunt it, keep "trophies" to scare employees and continue to talk bad about them afterwards. I experienced this first hand multiple times and has been confirmed by multiple employees. Sometimes the tension was so bad that people would check on me to make sure I was ok or I would have to hide that I was crying at my desk everyday. Sometimes the management you think you can trust know about these things and they sit by and let it happen. If you have a disability do not plan on working there long or having the same opportunities as those without. Executives will lie and tell you your place in the company is safe while allowing their direct subordinate plan your future termination. Do some internet searches and social media searches and you will see exactly how unsafe it is to work for Ben E. Keith. (add harassment and shooting to your searches.)

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1.0
Oct 8, 2019
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Pros

None current manager very controlling

Cons

Manager and Team cursed, gossip discussed personal information about employee files with others not in payroll, a month after being hired I was told by the person the hired me "I taught the sailors how to curse". I should have then went with my thought and left and not waited for the atmosphere to get toxics. The department I work in is for a very special individual if they are able to deal with the current staff.

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