Incredibly Poorly Run Organization with Some Good People - Production Worker Amy's Kitchen Employee Review

2.0
Dec 26, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great philosophy as a company and a brand There are some great people there who grin and bare it

Cons

Where to start? Passive-aggressive management that pretends issues don't exist, vindictive (under-qualified) supervisors who power-trip and treat new employees terribly, incredibly hostile employees, some discrimination (I wouldn't call it racism, but it come close), regular hazing, no due process for employees who are being disadvantaged, incredibly disorganized and work schedules completely disrespectful of work-life balance. On the whole, it feels like management are mostly under-qualified and trying to fake their way through it. There is no clear vision, supervision, or accountability at the top. Here are a few exact quotes shared with my during my time there... from supervisors or higher- "Amy's isn't a racist place to work. There is a policy that there is no racism, so there isn't any" "While we don't have a racist component to our culture, we need to be extra careful we manage situations that appear to be racist, even though they really aren't. We don't want people to think we approve of that sort of discrimination just because it appears to be happening" "Why can't I pick the people I want to work on my team? Why does HR and the temp agency get to decide? I will change the job description to say "Must Speak Spanish" as a requirement" "He's no good. He's always happy and talking. One time he got hurt and asked if he could sit in a chair for a minute. I can't use workers who always need chairs"

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Everyone at Amy's is super welcoming and are all kind to the new employees.

Cons

I hope in the future there are plans to expand Amy's more East.

1.0
Mar 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a job... they will hire people without any relevant degrees or experience for supervisory level roles.

Cons

The pay for management roles in a high cost of living area is lower than in Arkansas. They cannot attract any new talent and keep promoting the same handful of tired under-qualified, overworked, and under-educated people for higher and higher roles. It is a joke. They basically merged 2 departments and eliminated a large number of jobs last year. Everyone does 2-3 jobs now for the same pay. Oh..wait, they gave people a 50 cent per hour raise,,,what a joke! They ordered quality department leadership to all work in this small room, 4 people in one 4x10 room, in a filthy office with dirt and dust falling constantly from the ceiling vents. If anyone complained they were written up. They have not been able to hire a quality manager in a year, saying that nobody wants to work anymore. Aha...nobody wants to work at Amy's anymore for lower than market rate pay and horrible working conditions,

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