Toxic & Incompetent Leadership - Anonymous employee US Foods Employee Review

1.0
Dec 30, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits, some nice people in the trenches

Cons

Nothing but a good ole' boys club at the core. Massively lacking in diversity, especially in leadership. Openness to diverse candidates is hit or miss depending on the area/manager/department, some are much more hostile than others. Leadership is chosen based on popularity within the club which in turn leads to most leadership being massively unqualified. Sales is where this is most extreme. It creates a stagnant pool of ideas & ways of doing things. No problems are ever actually fixed, more of a keep throwing the same stuff at the wall and see what sticks type of place. Aggressive culture/relationship between departments in certain markets, not a very collaborative environment. Different departments have little to no understanding of one another which leads to the tension. Not a learning-friendly environment as communication between departments is hostile at times. Can't blame them as communication in general here is HORRIBLE. Leadership will play dumb most of the time meaning you are solely responsible for learning about & understanding any and all corporate communications/changes. If you're in the trenches or not in the good ole boys club, expect to do most of the work and receive none of the credit. Expect to get the blame for the popular people/departments incompetence & mistakes,

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US Foods Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re disappointed to hear about your experience with your leadership at US Foods. We take great pride in supporting and training our leaders so they can offer their team members a rewarding experience and we would be interested in learnings more about your situation so that we can look into it. We’d encourage you to please call us at our Check-In Line 888-310-7716 to provide any additional insights around this subject. You may remain anonymous. The line is externally hosted and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with translation services if needed.

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