Some Good, More Bad - Production Associate Vital Farms Employee Review

2.0
Dec 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free Eggs are great, Overtime is more than available for work horses, work is fairly brain dead easy.

Cons

Work environment is erratic between aggressive and friendly. Management is a bit cold to production department. Some Lead individuals are horrible to work with. 12 hour shifts and some times mandated overtime which are also 12 hour workdays.

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Vital Farms Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns. We're sorry to hear about your experience, and we take this feedback seriously. We would like to address the issues you have shared – could you please reach out to a member of the ECS People team so we can discuss this further? Your experience is important to us, and we are committed to being a place where all crew members feel supported and appreciated.

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5.0
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Pros

Consistent schedule and work life balance

Cons

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1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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