Sounds good on paper... - Anonymous employee Ben & Jerry's Employee Review

2.0
Nov 6, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Corporate culture. The company does a lot to make you feel welcome. You get three free pints of ice cream a day, memberships to local gyms (and a gym in the office) and you can bring your dog to the office. Very laid back and casual. Flexible hours help with work/life balance. If you're one of the lucky ones you are able to be a part of some unique events.

Cons

Management, management, management. The good thing about Ben & Jerry's is that it's a fun place to work, so employees stick around. The bad thing is that the wrong employees stick around. Lots of people who have worked there for years and don't have any motivation to do more than what they've been doing forever. MANY unqualified people in higher up positions; company promotes more on tenure than on experience. (Lots of employees have only worked at Ben & Jerry's their entire lives...yes this means they started as a scooper or tour guide. Wonderful, but that's not going to drive the company forward.) Lack of recognition for hard work. And very clique-y. The veterans don't like fresh talent coming in and messing with the stale status quo.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

It was a super fun environment to work in and a great first job for people in high school or while coming back home for breaks in college. The manager upheld Ben and Jerry's core values and made it a very inclusive place to work, even writing a letter of recommendation for me to send to colleges.

Cons

After some time, you can be promoted, which comes with a raise. Still, it does not increase proportionally with the minimum wage, so new hires end up making almost the same hourly rate as I did for fewer responsibilities. The owner at this specific location prioritized money over creating a good working environment. The reason the job was still good was that the amazing manager at the time was the only supervisor you mainly needed to interact with daily, and not the owner.

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