Cargill Meat Solutions uses, abuses, and discards employees - Senior Technical Analyst Cargill Employee Review

1.0
Aug 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good health insurance & decent starting salary

Cons

Cut throat, sweatshop mentality - 50-60 hour work weeks are norn - Give lip service to 'work life balance', but not allowed comp time when work weekends and holidays - Once you reach a decent level of compensation for working like this they'll 'manage you out' and backfill your position with a new grad, or out-source/off-shore - very short-sighted and balanced scorecard driven organization

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2.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, especially on holidays! you get days off during the week and you work every other weekend

Cons

The schedule is hard, 12 hour days for 1 month then 12 hour nights then switch back. the environment is tough, the work load is heavy. not always the support you need to help you. favoritism, Management can be difficult, sink or swim type of culture, The testing is nearly impossible to get through. In the end you can do a great job in learning the job, if they don't want you, you will be replaced!

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