Hostile work environment - Do not value diversity - Anonymous employee Ben E. Keith Employee Review

1.0
Jun 25, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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