Puts on a good show - Anonymous employee Ocean Spray Employee Review

2.0
Jun 7, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Beautiful Lakeville campus Half day Fridays in the summer ( at corporate) Good benefits

Cons

Poor communication - every meeting talks about open and honest communication but that never truly happens. Bad low level management - bad lower level management and when you go to HR about the issues you get no where. No advancements - as much as upper management and HR talk about all of the amazing opportunity to advance your career, it never happens, if you do not have an MBA you will go no where and be in a dead end job.

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Ocean Spray Response
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Thank you for sharing your view. It can be hard when folks, especially in a supervisory position, are not fully engaged in a company’s transformation—culturally we are working to change that and appreciate your honesty. Communication is not just “for show.” It is a foundational element of how we operate: with honesty, with transparency and with many opportunities to have dialogue with each other and with leadership—forums, engagement surveys, department meetings, technology advancements and more. Staying connected and engaged is how we stay on strategy and on a successful path. Success also takes talent—creating “bench strength” is a must for any company, and a top priority for Ocean Spray that we achieve through a variety of career development programs and opportunities.

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