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Ghirardelli Chocolate

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Ghirardelli Chocolate reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(343 total reviews)
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Justin Reese

78% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ghirardelli Chocolate has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 343 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ghirardelli Chocolate 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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343 reviews
3.0
Jun 14, 2018

Still growing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

*work-life balance *collaborative environment *chocolate everywhere *great employee discount and benefits - matching 401K, good medical insurance plans

Cons

*most departments lack visibility *lack of learning and development *outdated technology *below market pay

5.0
May 29, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing, well known brand - Free Chocolate & sometimes Sundae's! - Great/ fun on-boarding process - Summer hours! Off at 2pm every Friday from Memorial day to labor day! - CEO is awesome, engages conversation with everyone in the company, not just upper management - Coworkers are all positive and fun! - Free fruit/coffee/snacks and always extra food in the kitchen if you forget your lunch - Room for growth, it is a surprisingly small company and I believe there is a lot of upward mobility & opportunities for growth for the right employees

Cons

- Pay is a little lower than surrounding Bay Area jobs/ companies - Not as many company sponsored events as I have had in the past, would love to interact with co-workers outside mt department more often - You have to be your own advocate (and be persistent) for advancement - Not all departments have the same mindset, some may have work/life balance while others may not

3.0
Apr 12, 2018

Not as expected

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great people (everyone is super friendly and there is a big mix of different cultures and ethnicities) -Lots of free chocolate -Fun onboarding process ...Did I mention free chocolate

Cons

-There seems to be a lot of turnover which means that a lot of people are doing more than one job for an extended period of time until someone is hired, if someone is hired -Very low pay, especially for the Bay Area -I am not sure about all departments but the one I work in is very unorganized. It could be because we are understaffed but for an organization that has been around for so long I expected processes and procedures to be better than what it would be at a startup company -I enjoyed the onboarding process but felt it lacked practical knowledge needed for working here (how parking works, information on benefits, how the fitness program works, etc.) -In addition to a more practical onboarding, the setting up and execution of benefits was very lacking. It could just be one instance but everything was a lot harder than it should be and it could be because of the separation of HR and payroll but this should really be addressed. -During the hiring process they really talk up the bonus but after being here I come to find out that you only get it based on if the company meets certain targets.

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