Foster Farms reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(432 total reviews)

Jayson Penn

32% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Foster Farms has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Foster Farms employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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432 reviews
2.0
Aug 10, 2015

If you have a choice do not work for this company.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This company does nothing right.

Cons

Foster Farms in Kelso Washington prefers to keep a skeleton crew that way they can overload their workers with a excess of jobs that way they can keep their bottom line down. Lately Foster Farms has been a target of many groups that have been looking into how they mistreat the animals. What they need to do is look into how the workers are mistreated. They will drive the workers who are not glorified suck-ups to the point of physical exhaustion while their pets are given the easy life. Pray to whatever god you prefer that if you get hurt that you don't get hurt at the Kelso, Foster Farms plant. If you get hurt instead of going to the hospital (Unless it's a medical emergency) they'll force you to see a doctor of their choice who'll 99% of the time say that the person is ok, even though it's clear they have severe injuries. If the person asks to go to the hospital they'll be told no and if they continue asking their job could be put on the line. Verbal and mental abuse runs rampant at the Foster Farms plant in Kelso, Washington. I've been told that if they could they would lower my pay to nothing while increasing my workload and how long they can keep me working legally under the law. I've seen people get promoted who have mere days worth of experience over people who have been working for 10+ years. The entire system along with the union at the Kelso, Washington Foster Farms is corrupted as is the union. The 15+ years in the workforce I've never seen a company that cares so little for their workers as Foster Farms does. Don't fall for their television ads, it may look all nice on the outside but on the inside is a culture of bullyism and cronyism that knows no limits.

3.0
Jul 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salaries are exceptional. Benefit packages are decent. Sense of job security.

Cons

Political management environment. Young supervisors are finding ways to leave and upper management are doing whatever it takes to sustain staffing. Work on weekends.

2.0
Jul 6, 2015

chiller operator

Recommend
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Pros

I enjoy my job here at foster farms,the people here are great.I just want to try something different to better myself financially & beneficially.

Cons

Not a lot of downside to my job,if I have to say,it would be dnt have set time to gt off.would like job that I know I'm going to work 10,12 hours everyday & if 4 hrs overtime on my shift then just have to handle it

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