Boar's Head reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(334 total reviews)

Robert S. Martin

70% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Boar's Head has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 334 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Boar's Head employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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334 reviews
1.0
Jun 10, 2015

Stuck in the old ages

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good product. Company is built on a strong foundation with history. Free meals, open kitchen.

Cons

This is the worst company I have ever worked for. It's surprising that this company hasn't already crashed and burned considering how backwards everything is here. Management seems blind to all of the issues and assures everyone that they're doing a good job because the company continuously puts out a high-quality product that sells. Many employees are lifers and have worked there for years, yet there is still lots of turnover (especially in IT). The IT department is the worst I have ever worked with and everyone constantly has issues with servers, email, lack of optimization, slow connections, etc. Everything about Boar's Head is extremely archaic and they refuse to move in new, brighter, and better directions. They don't care about broadening horizons or changing things as the rest of the world moves forward because they are stuck in their ways and get by solely because they make a good product. Management wastes your time with pointless meetings that could easily be e-mails and their "creative department" has no creative director. The marketing directors make art direction decisions which results in an awful end-product because they have no taste or art experience. This company fires anyone who has fresh, new ideas or tries to help bring the company forward. This is a very "you have one job: do as you're told" working environment which is lacks a positive, forward-thinking nature that employees thrive on.

1.0
Jul 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free unlimited fat food, Nice beach city and less population

Cons

Bad Management, low salary, no profession growth and very bad low level employees. It's located in very small city and there is no alternative jobs or companies specially for IT. Please don't move to Sarasota city just for Boars head job.

5.0
Jun 15, 2016

Darkest before the dawn.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best product. Period. Passionate aggressive culture. Room to grow if you have patience, perseverance., and thick skin. The future is very bright.

Cons

Many of the complaints I see here have some merit. But I think are greatly magnified by some with an entitlement attitude. The Good old boy label does fit. But recognize that mentality has worked here for a century...so don't expect that to change. Millennials beware... While the company needs you, you'll have to be patient and pay your dues until the old guard rotates out. The upside will be huge for you!

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