Balanced feedback - Annoymus Vital Farms Employee Review

4.0
Apr 18, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-crew incentives for attendance -cost of living increases -crew swag -weekly crew lunches -weekly company updates, monthly SLT meetings -many growth opportunities -continuously seeks to improve crewmember experience -great core values -coworkers are wonderful for the most part, across all three shifts -approachable front office -free eggs! -growth opportunity is available if you work hard and are willing to learn

Cons

I believe VF strives to handle challenges quickly, and in an equitable manner, however; there is still a lot of room for growth in this area. While I believe that many crew members have a fair to good experience, there are situations that fly under the radar, or that are back shelved for whatever reason, and it can be impossible to overcome some of those issues, leading good people to leave, loose drive, or move into other positions or to other shifts. You have a serious moral issue brewing on your doorstep. Again, I do believe that the company is trying to address that but that is of little comfort to those dealing with the consequences of bad policies, ineffective management, and in some cases, hostile management. The majority of your crew really wants to be engaged, find ways to do better, but innovation can be so fragile at times. When you have little faith in leadership, the potential drive for innovative thinking, growth, humility, ownership all fades. PLEASE continue to listen to the feedback of your crew. Many of us appreciate the positive nature of the companies core values but feel like it is somewhat dismissive and condescending to respond this way to very real issues.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Consistent schedule and work life balance

Cons

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1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

On the positive side, you’ll meet a lot of great people throughout the company. The flexible time off is appreciated and helps with work-life balance. The quarterly perks and discounts on company products are also a nice benefit for employees.

Cons

There are several concerns when it comes to leadership and company culture. There seems to be a major disconnect between employees, managers, and higher-level leadership, including some C-level executives. HR often appears to favor underperforming employees instead of holding them accountable, which can be frustrating for strong performers. There is also a noticeable lack of direction, consistency, and accountability among managers across multiple departments. While the company talks a lot about its values, those values do not always seem to apply equally at the Director, VP, and Chief levels. Leadership needs to address these issues and remove ineffective leaders before more hardworking and high-performing employees decide to leave for better opportunities elsewhere. Favoritism also appears to be a significant issue within the company culture. In some cases, underperforming employees or leaders are protected instead of being held accountable, which negatively impacts morale and trust across teams. There also seems to be a pattern of bringing in ineffective leaders from other companies whose management styles do not align with the company’s stated values, further contributing to cultural decline. If leadership wants to retain strong employees and improve the workplace environment, there needs to be a more honest evaluation of performance, accountability, and leadership effectiveness at every level of the organization.

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