The people at Hormel want to groom you from the ground up to work in the company your whole life. - Anonymous employee Hormel Employee Review

4.0
Jun 24, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-The benefits are great -The pay is decent -The people you work with are awesome most times -There is tremendous opportunity for advancement within the company -Due to the small size you are given a lot of opportunity to really show off your skill, and shine to management - The training is really great, they want to train you to make you better so that you can get promoted within the company - There are many travel requirements (pro if you like to travel) - Nice, midwestern people seem to genuinely care about your best interests in most situations

Cons

- long...long...LONG hours - due to the size and the way the organization is set up, there aren't very many people to work in each of its' facets, meaning that everyone has to take on more individually to make the machine run - If you work in a sales capacity, you have to move around A LOT (which can be a con if you have a family or a life and want to stay somewhere long), and if you're not in a sales capacity, you usually get stuck in a tiny midwestern town near one of the plants (not an exciting life in most cases)

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5.0
Mar 8, 2026
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Pros

I love working at Hormel, its easy to say but this really is a tight knit family culture, the people are what make this company awesome. I am given the freedom to express my skills and perform to the best of my availabilities without anyone looking over my shoulder. Hormel gives their employees the room and space to shine, the tools and support to grow and develop. The sky is truly the limit here as far as how far you want to go if you are willing to commit and work hard.

Cons

I dont think its a con however, some might. In some cases you may need to be willing to move to different cities or states to progress your career, however the company will pay to move you.

2.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

friendly people, cross functional collaboration, intense workload

Cons

poor onboarding, lots of turnover between brand managers, difficulty managing internal systems, too much tumultuous change with upper management, condescending manager, bias towards employees that previously interned vs. those that didn’t

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